“I just can’t help but think his eligibility is fishy.”
I agree. BTW - My wife is adopted also. She didn’t find out until she was in her mid 30s, at the same time she was working in vital records at the state DOH. We found her birth family by other means than seeing her original BC. She always said it was a temptation to attempt to bypass the security measures and try to see her original. But respect for the law (and fear) kept her from trying.
Her amended BC still shows her place of birth, the physician, etc. It just has her adoptive parents names substituted.
your wifes BC just proves my point. Upon adoption your BC is altered/ammended to reflect new parentage. The difference between me and Obama here, is that I was present before the judge involved in my adoption.
I was asked if this is what I wanted and several other questions. During this event I learned about reading anything you sign. My Dad was looking at the paperwork that would complete the process and I asked the judge what he was doing. He said that my Dad was a very smart man ( something like that) and he was reviewing our adoption papers, as all people should do.
From that I learned to always review any document my signature will go on and to take my time doing so. One of the many lessons I learned from my Dad.