Its actually quite easy to issue everyone an ID as most people already have one. Over 90% of individuals have a drivers license that could be used, That has nothing to say of any of the other official ID's that you could use, however the very very very small minority of individuals who don't have ID's are so reliable a voting bloc for one party that anything that might reduce the size of that bloc is not even entertained.
So no amount of resources or effort will ever convince that party to adopt a policy requiring ID's since that will result in the loss of at least some votes which would hurt them.
Maybe a deal that is neutral could be made? Example: no registration to vote, require id, election on Sunday/holiday.
If you include voting rights for ex-convicts or even voting in prison you'd more than counter the effect of voter ID (this I assume would not be a popular opinion among R?)
I think any change would be poison to one side or the other. Which is a shame since there is no technical hurdle to overcome to provide secure and easy voting for everyone. You could totally remove all barriers to voting and make a secure system where everyone was enabled to vote and vote securely, but because there are partisan politics at play we won't get it.
So no amount of resources or effort will ever convince that party to adopt a policy requiring ID's since that will result in the loss of at least some votes which would hurt them.