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Re:Kansas-born woman told birth certificate not proof of cit... by autokad on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @01:23AM (#17965745)
the problem is not as simple as the headline makes it out to be. Its VERY easy to get a birth certificate. you know what proof I had when I got mine? I knew my mothers maiden name - thats it. Meanwhile, a passport is a very highly accepted form of authentication. if you can show one, its not refutable to not say its not you.

so as you can imagine, a birth certificate isn't enough. it wasn't even enough for me to get a job in a sanctuary city. I had to show a passport.

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Re:Kansas-born woman told birth certificate not proof of cit... by techsupporter on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @02:13AM (#17965951)
> so as you can imagine, a birth certificate isn't enough.

Why isn't a birth certificate enough to get a passport? I got my passport using nothing but my issued-by-a-small-Texas-town birth certificate.

I can't imagine why a birth certificate wouldn't be enough. If it isn't, and only a passport is, how do we go from birth certificate to passport? Driving license? My state permitted me to get a full driving license with, again, just a birth certificate. So is getting a passport by using a birth certificate and a driving license just using a birth certificate but with extra steps?

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Re:Kansas-born woman told birth certificate not proof of cit... by lloyd-christmas on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @01:33AM (#17965792)
> so as you can imagine, a birth certificate isn't enough. it wasn't even enough for me to get a job in a sanctuary city. I had to show a passport.

I can't imagine this at all. I've never needed a birth certificate for a job, let alone a passport. What do "sanctuary cities" have to do with this? SS# and an address for healthcare; bank account for direct deposit. I can't think of anything else I've ever needed.

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Re:Kansas-born woman told birth certificate not proof of cit... by adrr on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @01:56AM (#17965864)
If your employer is part of the e-verify program you need identification. Proof that you're allowed to work and photo ID. So either a birth certificate and a drivers license or a passport(current or expired) which satisfies for both requirements. You can also use a Social Security card in lieu of a birth certificate. I think e-verify is required for a company to hire people on Visas.
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