[tricia3]

N.C. native wrongly deported to Mexico - CharlotteObserver.com

one more reason why adoptees should be entitled to their original birth certificates.

[mommytoEli]

at the very least it is a very good argument for making sure you get and keep every ounce of documentation you can get your hands on that proves you are a citizen! yikes!

this was a great...although scary article.... and so i stole this article for the Guatemala forum. we could all use a little reminder to get all the documents for our children who were not born in the US!

[Dickons]

MommytoEli,

This is going to happen more and more. I think it is Brandy? who cannot obtain a passport due to changes made to her birth certificate at the time of the adoption that removed something vital to obtaining a passport like the hospital or something and she was born in the US? They want her to get a dna test with her parents to prove she is their child...which of course would prove she is not their child...

If I had an adopted child I would ensure she/he had a passport and ensure it was always renewed before expiry and would not even trust that to be an effective safeguard with the new laws and attitudes.

Kind regards,
Dickons

[mommytoEli]

it is brandy...and i hear what you are saying...so far 4/5 of my kids have a US passport i will INDEED keep renewed even if we aren't going anywhere. #5 needs his birth certificate before i can get his. it is so scary what can happen when a little information is off or hard to come by!