As previously reported ( 15 Bender's Immigr. Bull. 1071 (Aug. 1, 2010 )*
and 15 Bender's Immigr. Bull. 467 (Apr. 1, 2010) )*, all Puerto Rico birth
certificates issued prior to July 1, 2010, have been invalidated and the Vital
Statistics Record Office has begun issuing new, more secure, certified copies
of birth certificates to all Puerto Ricans, including those living in the
United States.
On September 9, 2010...