The ‘unregistered Americans’: because of their parents, they do not exist
Summary
Sam Bishop, a 26-year-old man in Massachusetts, has no official birth certificate because his parents never registered his birth. Without this document, he cannot get any legal ID or access basic services like jobs, bank accounts, or healthcare. Many people in the U.S. share this problem, called evidentiary statelessness, meaning they are citizens but have no proof of it.Key Facts
- Sam was born at home with no medical staff present, so no birth certificate was created.
- His parents opposed government documentation and belonged to anti-government groups.
- Without a birth certificate, Sam cannot get a Social Security number, driver’s license, passport, or other IDs.
- Lack of ID blocks him from renting apartments, getting jobs, attending college, or accessing many everyday services.
- To get a birth certificate as an adult in New Hampshire, people need documents like school or medical records, which Sam does not have.
- His parents disappeared, and he has not contacted them for ten years.
- Sam experienced an unstable and abusive childhood, including homelessness at age 16.
- Attempts to find his parents using lawyers and private investigators have failed.
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