Mexico Warns Texas Not to Refuse Birth Certificates for Babies of Its Immigrants Kaley Fowler - Sun Times
go to original August 28, 2015

The Mexican government is warning that its relationship with Texas could be damaged if the Lone Star state continues denying birth certificates for children born in the U.S. to undocumented parents.

Fox News reports:

The concern was raised in an amicus brief filed Monday evening to lend support to immigrants parents who sued Texas after being denied birth certificates for their U.S.-born children, even after showing their “matrículas,” the ID cards issued by the Mexican consulate to undocumented immigrants.

Mexico says “friendly nations” have a history of accepting foreign passports or other forms of ID to issue birth certificates.

“Conversely, expressions of doubt about the integrity of documents issued by a friendly country introduce a troublesome and discordant element into binational or transnational relations,” the lawsuit states. ...Court documents claim that denying children U.S. birth certificates also blocks their ability to claim Mexican citizenship. A child born to Mexican parents has that right, but not without proof of identity.

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