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PAPERS, PLEASE
As the nation prepares to enforce a draconian new passport law that will make Americans visiting Mexico and Canada "show their papers," one group of people is taking a special hit: Mexican-Americans who were born in this country but delivered by midwives. Because of a history of sloppiness, and sometimes fraud, with birth certificates signed by midwives, authorities are forcing many Latinos to scour through their personal histories, desperately searching for proof of citizenship. As staff writer Chris Vogel of the Houston Press reports, even Americans with long histories of military service are being subjected to Soviet-style scrutiny as part of the government's efforts.
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