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What was her motive?

The child WAS her grandson. Her flesh and blood. Were he born in Canada by the idiotic action's of her daughter, she would have a powerful motive to fabricate American citizenship for him. In 1961, American citizenship was the envy of the world. A Grandmother would be remiss in not securing it for her Grandchild.

The probability that Stanley Ann Dunham was in the Upper West part of Washington state prior to his birth makes more sense than that she flew there on an impulse shortly after his birth. In 1960, it was quite common for pregnant your women to be sent to live with a distant relative to avoid embarrassing the family. The incentive for this might be even stronger for a bi-racial child in 1961. In many states that was a felony in and of itself at that time. She did have an Aunt Eleanor that lived in Washington, though it hasn't been nailed down exactly where she was in 1961. Aunt Eleanor is listed as living in both Blaine and Bellingham Washington, so a trip to a Canadian hospital for free medical care is not out of the question. Aunt Eleanor was definitely living in Newfoundland Canada in 1959, based on the grave markers of her children.

Examine these links.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34618044

http://radaris.com/p/Eleanor/Berkebile/ (Look for Eleanor *B* Berkebile)

Note the proximity of Blaine and Bellingham to White Rock Canada?

This theory actually makes more sense than what we've been told. Another piece of information that reinforces this theory is that Madelyn Dunham's co-workers claim that she never told them she had a grandson. This implies that she was ashamed of him at first.

Sexual stigma was very prevalent in 1961. I can remember in 70’s, a teen girl in my neighborhood had a drinking and sex tryst with a group of about 5 guys. The boys were identified and arrested for statutory rape, and the Girl never went back to school. (A lot of hard feelings, as the boys all swore she enjoyed every minute of it.) Her family packed up and sold the house, and moved within months. A very sad affair. Today, this is probably considered routine crap in most communities.

The Canada theory is making sense. It looks like any one in Blaine WA would have went to White Rock Canada for hospital care. Only a 5 mile ride to the Hospital. Peace Arch Hospital opened in the 1950’s, so that would be the most likely birth place.

The fact that Medical care would be free was a big bonus, and would be entitled to the son of a Kenyan.

The BC has been nailed as a cut and paste collage. The evidence is irrefutable at this point. If he was born in Hawaii, with his current name, It would be simple enough to prove. A hospital would have the record, and it seems they don't. It seems the Hospital has not taken credit for this because they can't back it up. They probably have all the records from all other births from that period, all but the Hussein document.

The child WAS her grandson. Her flesh and blood. Were he born in Canada by the idiotic action's of her daughter, she would have a powerful motive to fabricate American citizenship for him.

Sorry, but no. Under the immigration laws at the time, as the minor child of a US citizen, he was eligible for naturalization. Hence there was no need to fabricate anything if he indeed was born in Canada, as you speculate.