Fellow Du'ers in the US, what is you legal status ?

[UndertheOcean]

Just curious about the breakdown

[varelse]

1. Woops

I voted on this poll before thinking much about it. The poll isn't truly anonymous, because the mods and admins can see our votes, and one of the options is to admit you're violating federal (immigration) law. Maybe not such a good idea? :shrug:

[UndertheOcean]

4. oops , I think you are right ,let me see if I can remove that option

[fascisthunter]

2. "I'm from Mars and I Eat all sorts of Candy Bars"

[Laf.La.Dem.]

3. Born in USA

Oops born in Louisiana - home of my beloved David Vitter :puke:

[FSogol]

5. WHAT!!! You want to see my birth certificate also? n/t

[UndertheOcean]

6. Ha ha , can you produce the original ?

[MineralMan]

7. I can. Even the Social Security wonkette I showed it to was

pretty amazed that I had my original one from 1945. The county seal is on a separate square of paper, stapled to the certificate and has a date coinciding with the week I was born.

She questioned that a moment, but the staple is all rusty.

I also have the reissue I obtained a few years ago to avoid sending the old one to the passport office and risking loss or damage.

[FarCenter]

8. The original, if it exists at all, would be held by the official record keeper

In my case, what I have is a certified copy of the record of birth, and gives the book, page and line of the County birth register which is the original record. All named on it, my parents, the doctor that reported the birth, the registrar who recorded the birth, and the distric court clerk who issued the certified copy, have long since died.

Thus, the piece of paper is pretty useless, since there are no witnesses available to testify as to its genuineness. In fact, I doublt that it would be admissible in court.

[FSogol]

9. Sure, the Original Certificate of a Live Birth!

Or as the crazy birfer lady sez, signed by the United States of 'MERICA!!!!

[GeorgeGist]

10. Legal status is an artifice ...

no matter where you live.

[UndertheOcean]

11. Yes , I know , but this construct still affects millions of lives

[UndertheOcean]

12. kick