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发信人: lczlcz (lcz), 信区: USANews
标 题: 德州牛比：拒绝给非法移民生的小孩开出生证明
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sun Oct 18 14:22:00 2015, 美东)
Published on CNS News http://www.cnsnews.com
Judge: Texas May Deny Birth Certificates to Kids of Illegal Immigrants With
Mexican IDs
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A federal judge has chosen for now not to force Texas
health officials to change their stance in denying birth certificates to
immigrant families with U.S- born children, saying that the families raised
"grave concerns" but more evidence is needed, according to a ruling issued
Friday.
U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman in Austin denied an emergency injunction
on behalf of immigrant families seeking birth certificates for their
children after the Department of State Health Services refused to recognize
as valid certain forms of identification.
The families' lawyers had asked for the judge to intervene, saying that the
children's right to health care, travel, and schooling--along with parental
rights--are being harmed.
Pitman called the arguments of the families "heartfelt, compelling and
persuasive," but said that this was "not enough without substantiating
evidence to carry the burden necessary to grant relief," according to the
ruling.
At issue is the acceptance of identification cards_known as matriculas
consulares_issued by Mexican consulates to citizens living and working in
the United States. Lawyers for the families contend that prior to 2013 they
were able to present these document, as well as foreign passports without U.
S. visas in them, and obtain birth certificates in Texas.
The judge said in his ruling that attorneys had not shown that health
officials had improperly "focused on and excluded" these documents. The
judge also questioned the integrity of the information behind the consulate
identification cards and passports.
"A birth certificate is a vital and important document," he said. "As such,
Texas has a clear interest in protecting access to that document."
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a statement that the ruling "is an
important first step in ensuring the integrity of birth certificates" and
that the agency will continue to defend the health officials. The case will
continue.
The immigrant rights lawyers, who now represent 28 adults and their 32
children, first sued officials with the Department of State Health Services'
Vital Statistics Unit last May.
The parents in the lawsuit entered the country illegally from Mexico and
Central America, but the U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment guarantees the
right of citizenship to children born here.
The judge was not dismissive of the families' arguments that they were being
harmed by being denied birth certificates for their U.S.-born children.
He raised the issue of school enrollment, saying that while it's not
necessary to show a birth certificate to place a child in school, a parent
would have to produce a signed note explaining why the child does not have
one. This he said would effectively admit that the parent is here illegally
and "expose them to potential criminal liability and removal from the United
States."
He also acknowledged the families' assertion that they were denied Medicaid
and housing benefits_and that their newborns were even refused baptisms
because they lacked birth certificates.
Pitman said that it "begs credulity" for lawyers representing the state
agency to argue that "a birth certificate is not a vitally important
document."
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid attorney Jennifer Harbury, who is representing the
children, said in a statement that Texas must create a path for them to
gain access to birth certificates.
"It may not," she said, "establish an obstacle course for these children
alone."
Judge: Texas may deny birth certificates to immigrants' kids
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: 【 以下文字转载自 USANews 讨论区 】
: 发信人: lczlcz (lcz), 信区: USANews
: 标 题: 德州牛比：拒绝给非法移民生的小孩开出生证明
: 发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sun Oct 18 14:22:00 2015, 美东)
: Published on CNS News http://www.cnsnews.com
: Judge: Texas May Deny Birth Certificates to Kids of Illegal Immigrants With
: Mexican IDs
: SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A federal judge has chosen for now not to force Texas
: health officials to change their stance in denying birth certificates to
: immigrant families with U.S- born children, saying that the families raised
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