Puerto Rico Birth Certificates Invalid: Puerto Rico Birth Certificates Reissued Summer 2010

With Puerto Rico in the news this week, a reader pointed me to an article about Ruerto Rican birth certificates, which account for an astounding 40% of all fradulent U.S. Passports. The Puerto Rican goverment will declare all Puerto Rican birth certificates invalid as of July 1, 2010. Citizens must reapply for a valid birth certificate.

U.S. Passports

 

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Only 45,622 children were born in Puerto Rico in 2008, according to the National Center for Health Statistcs. But more than 860,000 certified copies of birth certificates were issued by the Puerto Rican Office of Vital Statistics the same year, According to the Office of Management and Budget.

By invalidating every Puerto Rican birth certificate, the government hopes to combat the island's growing and significant fraud and identity theft. As of July 1, everyone wanting a Puerto Rican birth certificate must reapply. Sounds like a nightmare in the making.

This comment was left on my blog by Political Jules:

The PR situation is even worse than we know.  Just last month the RINO governor of PR declared all their birth certificates as invalid.  The citizens now have to reapply for new birth certificates.  The fraudulent excuse he gave was that identity theft was rampant.  How convienient that he did this right before a vote of the people for statehood would occur.  Could it possibly be because they voted it down three times before?  Could he possibly be stacking the deck so they can defeat the will of the people by not allowing them to vote?  Could it possibly be that he is also opening the door for millions of illegals to now apply for free birth certificates?  I think it is possible.

He is one of the worst RINO's than we have ever seen here in the states.  He supports everything obamacorn is about and is vocal about it.  He wants to help obama get a second term, and this is all part of his plan.

I cannot believe that I am the only one talking about this...

In March 2010 Puerto Rico declared all their birth certificates invalid!!!!!

Voter fraud & illegals get free birth certificates. You betcha.  

Born again?

Each of Puerto Rico's 4 million residents and the estimated 1.2 million Puerto Rico-born Americans living in the 50 states will have to apply for new vital documents to legally prove that they exist and remain eligible for government benefits....

The U.S. State Department and Homeland Security Department estimate that an astonishing 40 percent of all U.S. passport fraud cases in recent years involved Puerto Rican birth certificates, though exact numbers are unknown....

"The birth certificates are so believable, the passports are so believable that even seasoned cops are fooled by it until they ask certain questions like, 'what's the national animal?" he said. "It's a frog...but that stupid phrase has gotten more people caught with fake documents."...

Only 45,622 children were born in Puerto Rico in 2008, according to the National Center for Health Statistcs. But more than 860,000 certified copies of birth certificates were issued by the Puerto Rican Office of Vital Statistics the same year, According to the Office of Management and Budget.

Latina.com March 2010:

Many of the 4.1 million Latinos of Puerto Rican descent who live stateside are reacting with confusion and surprise upon realizing that their birth certificates are no longer valid forms of identification. All Puerto Ricans are United States citizens at birth due to the island's unique status as an American commonwealth...

This week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on the Puerto Rico Democracy Act, which passed, and which grants "self-determination" of the island's status with America. Puerto Rico has the right to determine whether they will remain a territory of the U.S. or become our 51st state, but there are some questioning how the question will be asked of the citizens, and speculations that the Puerto Rico Democracy Act was unnecessary, and lays groundwork to give Puerto Ricans fewer choices than in the past, when they have voted to remain a territory. Read more about it here. (Thanks to Political Jules for the tip)

Republicans Voting Yea on Puerto Rico Democracy Act: What does Puerto Rico Democracy Act Mean?

The following is a list of Republicans voting "Yea" for the Puerto Rico Democracy Act (H.R. 2499). See an update in red text below:

SEE AN UPDATE ON THIS STORY HERE.

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This bill, to put Puerto Rico on the road to deciding to become our 51st state, seemed to come out of nowhere, and it is not easily understood. The bill to give Puerto Rico the right to "self-determination," was passed today as a non-binding resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives.

 Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico already has the right to "self-determination." Any time Puerto Rico wants to become a state, they can vote and then appeal to Congress for statehood. Today's non-binding vote is preparing for something bigger, but since no one is talking about it, we don't know the agenda. Now that the House has passed the bill, it moves to the Senate for approval. If Puerto Rico votes to be a U.S. state, it has to go back to Congress for a final vote.

Since 1952 when their Commonwealth status was established, Puerto Ricans have voted four times on the issue of statehood and each time have voted to retain their Commonwealth, and not become a state, in 1967, 199, 1998 and 1991. I believe it is accurate to say the question of statehood is required to be voted on at specific times.

There is a lot of talk that the questions presented to the voters will be different this time, that one option will not be available, which will make the outcome different than in the past, and which will probably result in a vote to become a state. I can't verify that - as I said, it's complicated.

So, while the gut reaction yesterday, by conservatives, was this quiet vote in our House was to bring millions of Democrat voters into Liberal voting booths, and the cost of millions of low income residents would be an tremendous burden on our already suffering economy.

Puerto Rican citizens are Americans. They pay payroll taxes, social security taxes, and Medicare taxes. Poor citizens do not have Medicaid, they actually pay taxes, "and Medicare beneficiaries on the island pay the same taxes as stateside residents."But Governor Luis Fortuno seized on Obama's promise to provide health care to territories, and said health care funding is a "civil rights issue."

So, if that is the case, why would some of our most Conservative House members vote for the bill? Are the people died-in-the-wool, committed Democrats that will vote by thousands and give Liberals a permanent or majority, or are there a fair share of Conservatives on the Island? I don't know the answer, and suspect we have much more to learn.

Glenn Beck mentioned Puerto Rico's "Progressive Party," yesterday, and that has scary connotations for a Conservative, but are their "progressives," the same as our "progressives?" From what I can cobble together, the Republican Statehood Party split after the 1967 vote, when statehood was voted down. The split brought the New Progressive Party, which I believe also wants statehood, along with the current Republican Party which leads the current government. Stay tuned and if you have an opinion, let me know.

Update 5-1-10:

This comment was left on this article by reader Political Jules:

The PR situation is even worse than we know.  Just last month the RINO governor of PR declared all their birth certificates as invalid.  The citizens now have to reapply for new birth certificates.  The fraudulent excuse he gave was that identity theft was rampant.  How convienient that he did this right before a vote of the people for statehood would occur.  Could it possibly be because they voted it down three times before?  Could he possibly be stacking the deck so they can defeat the will of the people by not allowing them to vote?  Could it possibly be that he is also opening the door for millions of illegals to now apply for free birth certificates?  I think it is possible.

He is one of the worst RINO's than we have ever seen here in the states.  He supports everything obamacorn is about and is vocal about it.  He wants to help obama get a second term, and this is all part of his plan.

I cannot believe that I am the only one talking about this...

In March 2010 Puerto Rico declared all their birth certificates invalid!!!!!

Voter fraud & illegals get free birth certificates. You betcha. 

Source: House Clerk: Republicans (39) Voting "Yea" for Non-Binding Puerto Rico Democracy Act

Bartlett, Roscoe (MD)
Biggert, Judy (IL)
Blackburn, Marsha (TN)
Brown-Waite, Ginny (FL)
Buchanan, Vern (FL)
Burton, Dan (IN)
Buyer, Steve (IN)
Campbell, (CA)
Cantor, Eric (VA)
Cao, Joseph (LA)
Castle, Mike (DE)
Coffman (CO)
Cole, Tom (OK)
Crenshaw, Ander (FL)
Dent, Charlie (PA)
Diaz-Balart, Lincoln (FL)
Diaz-Balart, Mario (FL)
Ehlers, Vernon (MI)
Flake, Jeff (AZ)
Frelinghuysen, Rodney (NJ)
Hensarling< Jeb (TX)
Issa, Darrell (CA)
King, Pete (NY)
Kirk, Mark (IL)
Kline (MN)
Lungren, Daniel E. (CA)
Mack, Connie IV (FL)
McCarthy, Kevin (CA)
Mica, John (FL)
Murphy, Tim (PA)
Pence, Mike (IN)
Posey, Bill (FL)
Putnam, Adam (FL)
Reichert, Dave (WA)
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana (FL)
Schock, Aaron (FL)
Thompson, Glenn (PA)
Walden, Greg (OR)
Young, Don (AK)

Related and Background:
Puerto Rico Birth Certificates Invalid: Reissued Summer 2010

Rep. Velazquez and Luis Gutierrez Against Puerto Rico Democracy Act: Unfair Undemocratic

Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) and Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) are urging Democrats to vote against the Puerto Rico Democracy Act (H.R.2499).

Politico:

"This bill is not the product of consensus. It does not provide for true self-determination. The two-step process in the bill is designed to craft an artificial majority for statehood," Velazquez and Gutierrez said in their e-mail. 

"The people of Puerto Rico deserve a truly fair, democratic and inclusive self-determination process that is the product of consensus. H.R. 2499 does not provide for such a process. It is divisive, unfair and undemocratic."

For background, go here. Call your Representative now - information here.

Oklahoma Delegation to Vote No on Puerto Rican Democracy Act

I have contacted each member of the Oklahoma delegation about the Puerto Rican Democracy Act, H.R. 2499. The bill is still being debated. I believe it is safe to say, the Oklahoma delegation will vote against the bill. Rep. Cole's office wasn't completely clear and Rep. Fallin will not be available to vote. Have you called your delegation? There's still time, and believe me, Congress is recording your opinion.

Oklahoma

For background on the importance of voting this bill down, read this.

According to their offices:

Rep. Dan Boren (D) will vote not to pass the bill as we know it.

Rep. Tom Cole (R) no definite answer. Cole has not yet made up his mind, but a spokesman said it is possible that the bill will be gutted. I believe the intimation was, if the bill can be gutted, the Congressman might be a "Yes" vote, which concludes that he is against the bill as we know it.

Rep. Mary Fallin (R) is out of the office with an emergency root canal, but her office is tallying the opinions of voters.

Rep. Frank Lucas (R) is voting against the bill as we know it.

Rep. John Sullivan (R) is voting against the bill as we know it.

Here's a link to find your congressman/woman. Even though I live in Oklahoma's District 1, I called the entire delegation. Call now.

Puerto Rico Democracy Our 51st State Happening Now?

I didn't hear Glenn Beck's radio show today but I did see some of his TV show. The U.S. House will vote to allow Puerto Rico to become a U.S. state. This is a complicated matter but the video gives an excellent explanation of the coming convoluted action in the House of tomorrow, April 29, with a vote on the Puerto Rico Democracy Act (H.R. 2499). See a video below.

Puerto Rico

This involves a new political party in Puerto Rico - The Progressive Party - which has figured out how engineer the Territory of Puerto Rico into U.S. statehood, even though Puerto Rico has never wanted statehood in the past. There are sources that I cannot cite that say the New Progressive Party "advocates for Puerto Rico's admission to the United States of America as the 51st state. Since 2008, I believe I am correct saying that the Progressive Party holds a large majority in their House of Representatives and Senate.

Important: Please call your Congresscritters on Friday April 29 - early as possible, as we don't know the time of the vote. Tell them to vote NO on H.R. 2499.

The possibility is that Puerto Rico becomes a state, and the Democrats gain 6 Congressmen and 2 Democrat Senators.

From The Lonely Conservative, who has much more:

Basically, what they’ll do is rig the questions so that most Puerto Ricans wind up voting for statehood, especially because American citizens with Puerto Rican heritage can vote. There are more Puerto Rican-Americans than there are citizens of Puerto Rico and Puerto Rican-Americans are in favor of statehood for Puerto Rico. Once Puerto Rico becomes a state, there’s no doubt the Puerto Ricans will vote for the Democrats. Their national median income is about a third what it is in the US, so we’ll be adding about 4 million Puerto Ricans to the welfare rolls.

From Robert Moon at The Examiner:

Quietly sailing through the House this week is yet another piece of partisan stealth legislation aimed at manufacturing more Democrat power at the expense ofthe American people, the economy and the country.

Not only is Puerto Rico already a fully-functioning democracy, but it has also repeatedly rejected attempts to turn it into a U.S. state, for decades.

But still, desperate to create new Democrat voters and elected officials, the left is now aggressively setting the stage for the creation of a 51st state.

Due to its dense population of poverty-stricken minorities, Puerto Rico can be counted on to vote overwhelmingly for Democrats and all their handouts, and their representation will also consequently outnumber that of 25 other existing U.S. states.

Meanwhile, with Puerto Ricans having an average income of less than half that of our poorest state, they will instantly become eligible for dozens of our welfare programs. Truckloads of taxpayer dollars will also have to be perpetually dumped into the territory, by federal law, to bring it up to American infrastructure and environmental standards.

 From Kristinn Taylor and Andrea Shea King at BigGovernment: (there's much more, including how the process and the deception works for the U.S. and the Puerto Rican people. Please read it at BigGovernment.

* The U.S. would transform, overnight, into a bilingual nation. At least half of Puerto Ricans do not speak English, the language of our U.S. Constitution and founding documents. The Washington Times article, “Puerto Rican statehood,” analyzes all the implications of adding a foreign language-speaking state to the Union.

You can take immediate action here, and get additional details. Remember the November 2010 elections and the difference the addition of millions of Democrat voters from Puerto Rico might make. Is it possible?



Glen Beck: Puerto Rico Democracy Act (video)