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Being born at home was fairly common in rural areas before the 1940s (cars and roads being more accessible). Even for white people. I would be interested in th
by readthenotes1 2y ago
Being born at home was fairly common in rural areas before the 1940s (cars and roads being more accessible). Even for white people.
I would be interested in the number of voters who have no birth certificate. Do you have sources?
- jmyeet 2y agoThe Brennan Center for Justice conducted a survey in 2006 that estimated that 7% of Americans didn't have the necessary documents to prove citizenship [1][2] The ABA quotes the US Census estimating as many as 10,000 babies are born every day without a birth certificate [3]. [1]: https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/millions-americans-dont-have-documents-proving-their-citizenship-readily https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/mill... [2]: https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/citizens-without-proof https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/citi... [3]: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/publications/teaching-legal-docs/birth-certificates/ https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/publicat...
- readthenotes1 2y ago"readily available" is not "unavailable"-- did you purposely misconstrue the findings? Based on your ludicrous assertion that the ABA "quotes the US Census" estimate that almost every baby born in the United States is without a birth certificate I'm assuming so.
- jeffbee 2y agoYes, it is true that many rural people never had birth certificates, all races taken together. This does not trouble people who want to suppress minority votes because as long as something disproportionately impacts the black voter then the collateral impact on some white voters is acceptable.