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Foreign Born Births/Adoptions:Foreign Born Births/Adoptions:State PracticesState Practices
Patricia W. Potrzebowski, Ph.D Patricia W. Potrzebowski, Ph.D Director, Bureau of Health Statistics and Director, Bureau of Health Statistics and ResearchResearch
“This record of birth is not evidence of United States citizenship.”
>900 Filed
1600 cc’s issued
2003
“…presents documents from INS verifying child’s U.S. citizenship.”
US Department of State
US Department of Justice
US Department of Homeland Security
Adjudication of U.S. citizenship
US Attorney GeneralUS Attorney General
US Department of StateUS Department of State
Misteaks
Irate CustomersIrate Customers
What do other states do?What do other states do?
Not OfferedNot Offered
CaliforniaCalifornia
New York CityNew York City
No DisclaimerNo DisclaimerNo foreign born certificateNo foreign born certificate
Citizenship DisclaimerCitizenship Disclaimer
Survey ResultsSurvey Results
2 No foreign born certificate2 No foreign born certificate
33 Citizenship disclaimer33 Citizenship disclaimer
17 No disclaimer17 No disclaimer
““Foreign Born/Birth” in TitleForeign Born/Birth” in Title
““Record of Birth Outside of Record of Birth Outside of
Commonwealth”Commonwealth”
9 Registration Areas9 Registration Areas
Regular Birth CertificatesRegular Birth Certificates
MississippiMississippi
OhioOhio
TexasTexas
West VirginiaWest Virginia
Child Citizenship Act of 2000Child Citizenship Act of 2000
Lessons Lessons LearnedLearned
Politics = Trade offsPolitics = Trade offs
