[Behind the Blue Wall]

It’s an interesting question to say the least, but I’m not entirely sure. Say a kid was born 10 years ago, what has the federal government done to make his citizenship official? A Social Security number? Citizenship is not required to attend school. Welfare for his mother? I dunno. But it also raises the question of how this would be implemented. If a U.S. birth certificate is not evidence of citizenship, what would be? National ID?

[RightGeek]

Based on the lines I see at our post office, a lot of the anchor babies have passports.

[kabar]

But it also raises the question of how this would be implemented. If a U.S. birth certificate is not evidence of citizenship, what would be? National ID?

No, we would use the same criteria that we use for births abroad. Jus sanguinis (by blood) will determine citizenship.

Acquisition of U.S. Citizenship by a Child Born Abroad

[MomwithHope]

I think may have been given SS#s.