Friday, March 5, 2010

New move cancels even valid birth certificates

Native Puerto Ricans left wondering what to do now

Just because it's "official" doesn't necessarily mean a birth certificate is real, WND has reported in its coverage of the dispute over President Obama's eligibility. Now it seems that not even "real" means "real."

That's after Puerto Rico officials have determined a law enacted in December – apparently to combat identity theft – will make every Puerto Rican birth certificate invalid July 1.

According to the Associated Press, that means hundreds of thousands of people of Puerto Rican descent in the 50 states will have to arrange to get new documentation.

"I was planning a trip, and now I don't know," Julissa Flores, 33, of Orlando, Fla., told AP. "Do I need to go get a passport? If my birth certificate is invalid, am I stuck here?"

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