Proposal: Include Parents' Immigration Status on Birth Certificates—Raised at Stakeholder Meeting on Birthright Citizenship in Washington, DC, January 24, 2025

Ah, yes, because the best way to uphold the Constitution and foster equality is clearly to start labeling children based on their parents’ immigration status. That’ll surely help us unite as a nation and encourage opportunities for all. What’s next? Including parents’ income brackets or credit scores while we’re at it?

Birth certificates are legal documents meant to record facts about an individual’s birth, not to act as a scorecard for their parents’ legal standing. Besides, assigning such labels to children is not only unnecessary but invites stigmatization and could have long-term societal consequences. Let’s not create additional barriers for the youngest members of our society before they’ve even had a chance to walk.

But sure, let’s keep brainstorming ideas to divide communities instead of strengthening them. Sounds productive!

During the discussion, someone raised a question: If a parent later becomes a U.S. citizen, is there a way to update their status on the birth certificate from "Permanent Resident (PR)" to "US"? The response was a firm "No." A legal scholar explained it this way: If a birth certificate records a baby’s weight as 7 pounds at birth, you don’t update it to reflect the child’s weight at age 10. Similarly, there’s no need to update the immigration status of the parents on the birth certificate, even if it changes over time.

Not to scare but deportation and immigration raid is hitting close to the home. Nearby 7-11 , 2 employees (Indian-came via tallo baato and asylum seeker probably) were arrested and handcuffed and taken away this morning according to Nepali co-worker.

These band aids won’t work and fail in court. If you really want to make the change, you will have to work towards repealing the 14th amendment

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