Birth Certificates are a ROYAL PAIN...even to our Commander in Chief...just sayin.

by Leland P. Morrill Adopted Native American Citizenship Affected by The REAL ID Act of 2005 on Friday, April 29, 2011 at 8:05pm

Wow. What a media week. Obama and his controversial birth certificate problems and the marriage of Prince William to Kate Middleton. What struck me about  the Obama/Trump fiasco in the news was how he was continually pressed with supplying an original copy of his State of Hawaii Birth Certificate

( see link for more info: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/04/27/president-obamas-long-form-birth-certificate )

This struck me because of THE REAL ID  ACT of 2005 at some point all people residing in the United States will have to prove legal status. It's amazing he thought of if as being such a distraction. He's now responded twice, once in 2008 with a non-legal copy of his "Certificate of Live Birth" and then again this past Wednesday April 29, 2011.  

You can view a better copy of President Obama's Birth Certificate, Courtesy of:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/04/27/president-obamas-long-form-birth-certificate

The question of racism arose from several fronts, from the media, from talk shows such as "The View" and then will be showcased on Monday May 2, 2011 on "Oprah" when he and First Lady Michelle Obama are the invited guests. I found racism to be alive in my own case at the Utah Department of Motor Vehicles Fairpark Office in Salt Lake with my confrontation with "JOYCE" the supervisor, covered in my NOTE/ENTRY: "UTAH DMV Evil or Good? You tell me...I'm Illegal...or not. I'm NAVAJO!"  I too realise racism does exist and must be constantly aware of it.  I was so upset with Joyce, I immediately called my friend Jim who with the aide of Utah Senator Gene Davis, and now former Utah State Division of Indian Affairs Director Forrest Cuch called Nannette Rolfe, Director, Utah Department of Public Safety Drivers License and discussed the insulting incident regarding my Utah Drivers License as a result of The Real ID ACT of 2005 authored by Wisconsin Senator James Sensenbrenner.  Through Nannette Rolfes office, Jill Laws had me fax my documentation, set up a new appointment for the following Thursday and I proceeded to obtain a six month temporary paper State of Utah issued Drivers License (not a plastic card).   

What struck me was how a supervisor would treat people so horribly and make them feel lower than dirt. On my second visit, Thursday, I made it known to all the workers who the offending supervisor was by pointing "Supervisor Joyce" out and stating: "The lady wearing the red shirt with the short hair is the person I talked to on Tuesday." They immediately took her aside and separated her from the rest of the employees.  What I hope happened is she was given a choice of sensitivity training. The Salt Lake City Fairpark DMV office caters to a minority population, mainly the Rose Park community, largely Hispanic.  The reason I made it my mission to take it to a higher level was because I was floored a supervisor could treat people so poorly, mostly those who would be indigent, minority, hispanic, and who would be used to this type of treatment. What a dis-service from a public servant, someone hired by the State of Utah to help, assist, provide superior customer service. The situation needed to be exposed. As you know by my Note/Entry "UTAH DMV Evil or Good? You tell me...I'm Illegal...or not. I'm NAVAJO!"  I did exactly that. I felt vindicated and hope that the Utah DMV is monitoring and will maintain a no-tolerance on discrimination to their minority population from that moment forward.

Getting back to Obama and his birth certificate. If this President had been of Anglo-Saxon, German, Swedish or any other "white-race", it is doubtful his legal presence would be questioned. What I want to interject here is, me being a minority, there have been instances in my life, including the Utah DMV incident, where being brown (Navajo) has not worked on my behalf. What I want to convey to you, is you have to look out for number one...the ME factor.  

No one else will. Some will pave the path, but you must make sure to tread it, or create one that others will follow.  It's not easy being the person who makes change. Change is scary. Change is unsure. Change happens whether you are the cause or not. Time, circumstance, everything changes. 

In my case, I was not willing to accept the one month extention Supervisor Joyce gave me as an ultimatum when I knew the law of The Real ID Act of 2005 and what my rights were. I had the upper hand through knowledge, wisdom and fortunately a good friend who had political connections to assist me in my time of need. Again it took SIX people, including myself, to schedule the second appointment. Sometime you have to realize within yourself that you must reach out to others who can help. It's amazing who stepped to the plate. I will forever be indebted to my friend Jim for the role he played in this incident. 

Another point I want to make: I don't care what color you are, I am, or who anyone is.  Sure physical beauty will create a first glance, but in the end what will trump anything are intellect, personality, and the beauty of the soul.

Talking about beauty, did you get to watch the Royal Wedding this morning?!? I accidentally fell asleep but watched it in a rebroadcast. Did you notice how similar Prince William looked like his mother Princess Diana?

Prince William, screen shot; Princess Diana, Peter Skingley/AP/pool

As an adopted child, a constant is not looking like, acting like, having the attributes of fellow adopted siblings and parents. Beside the fact that I needed to obtain a birth certificate, once I found my biological family in Ganado, Arizona back in 1985, there has always been that comforting feeling of not being alone.  Knowing there were others who had the same bloodline, features, quirky mannerism I possess. A completeness, the last piece of the puzzle. The same occurred when my cousin Matt came to visit Los Angeles last month

My cousin Matt,
Uncle Bob's son.

Even though he lives on the other side of the United States, when he was in my presense, there was a closeness, a bonding that felt, a relaxation from being guarded, a trustworthy feeling that people who are not adopted, those who live with their "natural" biological family unit take for granted. That is what I think adoptees constantly search for until they finally meet their natural relatives. Unfortunately for me, I will not be able to meet my brother Christopher, my mother Linda, but perhaps my biological father might be alive??? I have many other natural relatives who are alive. At some point I will meet them and be able to see myself in them. That will be the next phase I will concentrate on doing. 

That said, I have to make a living so, my goals are changing toward my professional life a bit more during this depression. YES, it is a Depression we live in. I was reminded of that by a lady over at the California Employment Development Department (EDD) downtown just yesterday. I  referred to the current state of our economy as a "recession" and she immediately said "THIS is not a Recession, THIS is a DEPRESSION". Yup.  Now back to the grindstone.

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Could I have been deported?

by Leland P. Morrill Adopted Native American Citizenship Affected by The REAL ID Act of 2005 on Friday, April 22, 2011 at 10:13pm

A few months back I'm leaving my apartment in time to catch the Redline. As I'm walking through the hall to the elevator, I'm thinking...missing something. Wondering wondering...COFFEE!! Still on the dining room table. I run back, grab the coffee & then hurry back to the elevator. Press the button...waiting...waiting...wAITING!! DING...door opens & down.

People pile in floor after floor. Finally we get to the first floor. Will still make the train, if I hurry. Hustle around the elevator peeps, through the front lobby & out to the street. Walk quickly & then start running as I see the white WALK sign turn to 14, 13, 12, 11, 10...whew made it across by 3. Walking swiftly past the 7/11, almost to the Pershing Square Station.

Pershing Square Subway Station

Crap! Wouldn't you know it, escalator out, so I hurry down underground, make line to buy a ticket & I hear the train...BEEEEEEP, as I feel the rush of air from the approaching subway train cars. Still in line, don't wanna miss the train so since I'm only going to MacArthur Park, I'll skip it & buy a ticket there. Run through the turnstyle & down the last set of stairs bypassing the escalator...jumping on the train as the doors close. 

Whew, Just made the train!

Whew...just made it. Okay now I get to sip my coffee I hurried back for.  First stop, 7th & Metro. My stop: Westlake/MacArthur Park. As I'm headed up the escalator I notice out of the corner of my eye, some of the latino's hesitating. Not realizing why, I continue up. As I arrive at the turnstyle level...

BUSTED!

Well, this wasn't me but you get how I was feeling

Metro-Police checking for tickets & tapcards. Oops. I get a ticket. I stand aside as the officer asks me for ID. I give him my Utah State issued temporary paper Drivers License. Guess what? He writes down No Identification.

He hands me a ticket with a date to see the Judge months later.

AM I INVISIBLE? What about my State issued paper ID I just handed him? I choose not to question and to see the judge on the appointed day.

A few months later I'm at the Bauchet Street Courthouse across from Los Angeles's notorious Twin Towers,Mens Central Jail, armed with my adoption papers, my State of Arizona "Certificate of no Birth Certificate", copy of my now sent Navajo Nation Application for Membership, Certificate of Navajo Indian Blood, and all my research documents.

The court deputy asks for my ticket and any paperwork I'd like the judge to see. I give him all of it...

about 50 or so pages in a manila folder.  He looks at me like I'm crazy.

Well, I have to prove I'm legal, so I don't get deported...yea I could see it might seem a little crazy, over the top, an insane amount of paperwork.

The Judge calls people in groups of 5, the courtroom is full. About three fourths  the way through, he calls:

"Leland Morrill" along with 4 other names.

We all approach the bench. Everyone of us is nervous.

The judge is the only white person in the courtroom, the rest of us are differing shades of brown and black.

He lifts my folder, pages through it. 

TICK TOCK TICK TOCK TICK TOCK...

What seems like 3 or 4 minutes goes by yet I dare not separate my eyes from the judge.

He finally looks up and says:

"Mister Morrill. I see you chose not to buy a Metro Rail Ticket. Can you explain why?"

I tell him my feeble excuse and then tell him I was also under alot of stress trying to research and get a birth certificate, about my wallet being stolen, and about my paper temporary identification.

The Judge then says something about waiving rights, <blah blah blah>...

How do you plead? Guilty, Innocent, No contest?

I say: "Guilty"

Judge:"I see you have been trying to get a birth certificate. 12 hours of community service to be completed in one month."

Whew! Stress relieved. Thankfully I had done 12 hours of community service already & asked if that would be okay?

The Judge asked: Where?

 I stated a few different places. He says: Well just get them to write me a letter & give it to the court deputy and you should be finished.

A month later I did exactly that. 

Yup. That really did happen kinda like that. I did leave out the parts where I had been calling back and forth to Alisia at the Navajo Nation Vital Statistics  wondering when my NN birth affidavit and CIB would be finalized. I realize it probably wasn't that serious of an infraction but still, I had broken the law, didn't have proper ID so I stressed quite a bit until my community service requirement was submitted to the court & my case was completed.

Thanks Aunt Ruth for the Title!

I also have a facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Adopted-Native-American-Citizenship-Affected-by-The-REAL-ID-Act-of-2005/165349256848200 

Citizenship 101 and East LA

by Leland P.Morrill Adopted Native American Citizenship Affected by The REAL ID Act of 2005 on Sunday, April 17, 2011 at 12:19am

Thursday night I answered an email from my friend David at the Human Rights Campaign to volunteer with a United States Citizenship Naturalization Workshop in East Los Angeles at Our Lady of Talpa Church Saturday at 8am, showing up to register at 7:30am. I'm one who's never been to East LA and had all these images painted in my mind from Cheech and Chong movies. I also had this idea that East LA was full of gangbangers, prostitutes, illegal aliens who only spoke spanish and no english ,etc. I was SO WRONG!!!

I took the 720 Rapid bus over the concrete waterway we call the LA River via the white bridge from  6th Street that becomes Whittier Blvd. I was going to ride to Lorena Street but decided to get off on Soto Street.

My first time in East LA, fresh off the 720 Metro Rapid bus at Whittier Blvd & Soto...EAST LA!

I walked north on Soto Street & there were alot of people out, all very kind & greeted me on passing by. Very friendly. I turned east on 4th Street and went past Roosevelt High School to the church on Evergreen & 4th. Upon arriving I wandered into the sanctuary wondering where the other volunteers were at. A few others wandered doing the same. 

Finally I asked someone sitting out front & he pointed to what looked like a carnival, a parking lot full of people, food booths, I didn't hear a word of english. I asked someone with a clipboard where the volunteer training was & she pointed me toward the room where we gathered and had an intense training on United States Citizenship: Prescreening , Identification requirements, going over applications, photos & Quality control (attorney reviews of applications).

As soon as the training was complete they asked who only spoke english. A small handful, perhaps 5-6 of us raised our hands. Our trainer had us gather in one corner, as I was walking to that corner, another volunteer, whispered: 

"Shame on you."  

I thought, I can either let that go or let it bug me the entire time. I chose to let it go.

All the spanish speaking volunteers were assigned & then our trainer came back to us english only speaking volunteers. She asked who wanted to fill out applications. I immediately volunteered because I just wanted to get busy doing something. So we were taken out into the gynasium/cultural-hall full of people waiting patiently...hundreds inside. I thought, WOW.  So I'm sitting there now at a long row of tables with maybe 15 volunteers per row of tables ready to fill out applications. 

Our trainer asks me again: English only?? 

I said: Yes

She starts reading out names in order of arrival and found my first English only eager person who was so patient with me. I was startled at how wonderful this person from Guatamala was with me as I fumbled through my first N-400 Application for Naturalization.   I asked for the "green card" the Id's & Social Security cards, other written prepared information when I needed them. It was actually quite a breeze, easier than what I thought it was going to be. Each applicant asked me questions & told me their concerns, their path so far through the citizenship process. Surprisingly I had a similar path with my problems with The Real ID Act of 2005, gaining membership into the Navajo Nation and obtaining my Certificate of Indian Blood. It was amazing how similar my path was to each applicant I processed, the variances, their fears, how long their process lasted, etc. I felt like I shared in their process through my own. 

My own process took 22 years of research, some of the applicants had taken the same length of time. We had a great time together, each applicant as I asked them the necessary questions, recieved their paperwork, identifications etc. Again I had arrived at around 8am. When I looked at my watch it was 2pm. WOW. I saw the passion, patience, eagerness to continue the process of citizenship. EVERY applicant thanked me in their own genuine way as I sent them to the legal team to review all their documentation after the completion of application. I processed many from Mexico, several from Guatamala, Nicaragua & Peru. It was such an amazing time. I had to leave early & felt so bad. This one lady came up to me as I was leaving and pleaded with me to stay and help her. My heart sank but I had to get to the Central Library by 5pm to return a DVD. I had to leave. I apologized 3 or 4 times to her. On my way out I talked to Carmen our Human Rights Campaign volunteer coordinator & told her I had an amazing time & to contact me again to volunteer. 

On my way out, several of the people I'd helped earlier stopped me to thank me again. I was awestruck & humbled. Some others who only spoke spanish reached out & shook my hand and thanked me for volunteering. I'm still touched by their patience and kindness. Some had waited since 5:30 am in the parking lot, standing in line. Today was a very hot day, at least mid-90's. There were as many people packed in the parking lot as there were in the gymnasium/cultural-hall waiting patiently in the hot sun. Wow, all these people crammed toward the entrance hoping to get in. I found out through the day while talking to each applicant they'd found out through newspapers, on television, through friends & family about the U.S. Citizenship event. Some drove as fast as they could from Riverside, Chino, Oak Hills, Orange County, everywhere in Southern California to be there. Some didn't wait to get babysitters for their kids & just brought them with, hoping they would not be a disruption. The kids were great, well behaved, understanding the importance of the moment. Stunning. 

If this is the caliber of people all over our nation who want to become citizens, we are blessed in this nation to welcome them with open arms.  My attitude about "mexicans" or "spanish only speaking" people has changed because of these wonderful immigrants who were so kind, patient, eager...you could see it in the waiting, wanting eyes, the crowded hall & parking lot. They are amazing people, we are blessed as a nation to welcome them. I am a better person for processing the applicants who sat across from me. 

So all you WWWreaders know:

Monday April 11th was when Alisia from the Navajo Nation Vital Statistics called to verbally inform me of my membership into the Navajo Nation.

Thursday April 14, 2011 I received my Navajo Nation Affidavit of Birth and Certificate of Indian Blood.

Thursday afternoon I went immediately to the California DMV on Hope Street just east of the University of Southern Califonia south of downtown LA to get my State of California Identification. They'd never processed someone with Navajo Nation documents & had to call Sacramento for codes & the process. Paul, the DMV clerk who assisted me said: "I'm the expert now!"  once he figured out the process with the help of several of his peers & supervisors. None of them had ever seen documents like mine from the Navajo Nation. 

This is the reason I felt so connected to these wonderful immigrants. We had a great time, they are just amazing people...did I tell you that already? 

Oh, some of the questions I had the most fun with were:

To the male applicants: "Are you Male or Female?"  

To male, female, old and young: "Have you EVER been a prostitute, or prucured anyone for prostitution?"

To all applicants: "Have you EVER been married to more than one person at the same time?"

Ok so I had fun watching them try to understand the questions, their reactions, some immediate, some delayed, some very perplexed, some in horror, some who just laughed, & some who numbly answered "no"...well all answered no to the prostitution question. LOL

I had a great day in East LA. I processed applicants who were barely 18 to those who were senior citizens well beyond 65. All wonderful people, thankful & grateful for us volunteers.

Each applicant received:
Guide to US CItizenship and the Naturalization Process
DVD of The USCIS Naturalization Interview and Test

Vocabulary and Civics Flash Cards

SUCCESS! TGIF, Gratitude Friday message & the reason I played hooky today...LMAO!

by Leland P. Morrill Adopted Native American Citizenship Affected by The REAL ID Act of 2005 on Friday, April 15, 2011 at 11:20pm

Good morning peeps. Sorry the Friday posting is late, it was in the 80's here in LA...I played hooky.

here's a pic of me playing hookey:

Yup, I played hooky.
Pacific Palisades California...it was 80+ degrees & Friday.

YUP-sleeping away on tha beach.

GREAT NEWS WWWpeeps: I received my Navajo Nation Affidavit of Birth and Certificate of Navajo Indian Blood in Thursday's noon mail!  YAY!

Success...well on the Navajo Nation Side,
Now to work on the US Side with the State of Arizona.

Wow. Now what will I do with the time I dedicated to obtaining these? 22 years of research, 40 years after my adopted mother sent in an application for my birth certificate, 40 years after my adoption without any documentation except the NN Final Judgement of Adoption linking me to the Navajo Nation. 

First off, GRATEFUL FRIDAY:

I can-not claim full credit by myself, many people helped, in no specific order...kinda random order?!?

• Troy, my best friend of 26 years who's been my sounding board, heard all my frustrations, triumphs, shared 3am 4am 5am brainstorming sessions
• Jim, who in my frustration introduced me to "powerful" politicians who were able to work from the "top" down and assist, when my path had been blocked by Utah DMV employees.
• Uncle Bob and Aunt Ruth, my biological uncle & his wife who called the NN Vital Statistics, I'm sure numerous times (must be a "KIRK" trait), submitted a notorized statement, verbally told me where to look (ie...St Michaels, remember?) and <blush> walked through a cemetary looking for Linda Carolyn Kirk, my biological mothers grave, without success but still kept suggesting "next" ideas.
• "mom"/cousin Cyndy Taylor, who suggested names & numbers of NN officials from the "top" down and also helped me follow up and continuously checked up on my progress.
• My adopted mother Gwena, who during my frustration provided an emailed statement of events leading up to my adoption and when pressed for more info, provided the Albuquerque connection of St Anthony's Orphanage, and also copies of hers &my adopted dads birth certificates to prove to NN Vital Statistics & Utah DMV offices.
• Sarah, who suggested I start a blog/Facebook page to publicly share & create an online buzz about my story.
• Rick, for helping me set up my Facebook page...it was my first so, I had no idea how to do certain things & his talents helped greatly in what you see and are able to do on this page.
• Scott at the Arizona Vital Statistics for the years of conversations/emails sharing my frustrations over lack of info and attempting to help in "unchartered territory"
• The Staff at Navajo Nation Vital Statistics: Alisia, Leonard, Trudy, Velma, Florinda, and RuthAnn for their patience with me...I had a deadline of July 13, 2011 thanks to THE REAL ID ACT of 2005
• Public Officials: Senator Gene Davis, Forrest Cuch-former Director of Indian Affairs, Jill Laws-Utah DMV-Drivers License Division,  Chai Feldblum-Commissioner, U.S. EEOC.
• Gwen Granados of the Perris California US National Archives

THERE ARE SO MANY MORE!!!!

To my "official family" of friends both from Utah and California who gave me the strength when I faltered and felt like quiting the gazilion times I got back on my stubborn mule'd path & kept going. Especially after hearing all my frustrations, sometimes that was all they heard...yikes, I am grateful because I am almost there!!!

I have to now submit my info to the State of Arizona Vital Statistics, take the California DMV drivers test, finish changing my info with the Social Security Administration, etc.

Yea...still just the few details to tie up.

WWWpeeps...thanks for reading my story. PLEASE SHARE my story with those who need that extra push, that encouragement, that idea, that extra something they can't think of but you can help with.

NOW, it's about others, mine is a success story, I want others to enjoy the elation of success. Knowing they belong.

I am starting at 8am Saturday April 16, 2011 volunteering at a Citizenship Worshop in East LA!

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My Additions/Amendment suggestion/ reasoning to THE REAL ID ACT of 2005 submitted to Chai Feldblum, U.S.Commissioner of the EEOC

by Leland P. Morrill Adopted Native American Citizenship Affected by The REAL ID Act of 2005 on Sunday, April 10, 2011 at 12:29pm

Chai Feldblum and Leland Morrill
at the UCLA School of Law 10th Annual Update Conference:
"!0 Years of Impact: Advancing LGBT Law and Public Policy"
picture taken Saturday April 09,2011- courtesy of Leland P. Morrill
Chai Feldblum website: http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/feldblum.cfm

By Leland P. Morrill

My suggested additions/amendments to H. R. 418 ‘‘REAL ID Act of 2005’’.

Link to view full version: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-109hr418rfs/pdf/BILLS-109hr418rfs.pdf

Page 3

1 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The burden of 

2 proof is on the applicant to establish that 

3 the applicant is a refugee, within the 

4 meaning of section 101(a)(42)(A). To es-

5 tablish that the applicant is a refugee with-

6 in the meaning of such section, the appli-

7 cant must establish that race, religion, na-

8 tionality, membership in a particular social 

9 group ADD ",NATIVE AMERICAN NATION", or political opinion was or will be a 

10 central reason for persecuting the appli-

11 cant

REASON for the the add "NATIVE AMERICAN NATION": To include Native Americans who may have been separated from their nations through adoption, who do not have proper documentation such as a birth certificate (Native Nation or State issued, Certificate of Indian Blood, or Native American Census Number to direct them through each State Department of Public Safety/Department of Motor Vehicles to their respective Nation Vital Statistics for assistance. 

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1 each such statement, the consistency of such 

2 statements with other evidence of record (in-

3 cluding the reports of the Department of State 

4 on country conditions), ADD "NATIVE NATION ADOPTION FINAL JUDGEMENT OF ADOPTIONS" and any 

  inaccuracies or 

5 falsehoods in such statements, without regard 

6 to whether an inconsistency, inaccuracy, or 

7 falsehood goes to the heart of the applicant’s 

8 claim. There is no presumption of credibility.’’. 

REASON for add "NATIVE NATION ADOPTION FINAL JUDGEMENT OF ADOPTIONS" : Some Native American adoption decrees did not supply birth parent names, birth dates, birthplace or Native American Census Numbers or Certificate of Indian Blood numbers. These Adoption Decrees need to be considered and accepted giving the applicant or witness time to have a Native American Nation or Tribal Court Judge correct change amend this supporting document and to give the applicant or witness the necessary time to have their respective Native Nation or Tribal Vital Statistics office supply them with membership into the Native American Nation or Tribe, and supply a "delayed" birth certificate or birth affidavit and/or Certificate of Indian Blood or Census Number to supply a United State Immigration Judge supporting documents.

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 TITLE II—IMPROVED SECURITY FOR DRIVERS’ LICENSES AND PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS

13 (B) EVIDENCE OF LAWFUL STATUS.—A 

14 State shall require, before issuing a driver’s li-

15 cense or identification card to a person, valid 

16 documentary evidence that the person—

17 (i) is a citizen of the United States; 

ADD: Is a member of a Native American Nation or Tribe

18 (ii) is an alien lawfully admitted for 

19 permanent or temporary residence in the 

20 United States; 

REASON for add "Is a member of a Native American Nation or Tribe":  To make sure each State Department of Public Works/Department of Motor Vehicles understands that there are Nations within the United States boarders who have their own members and documentation. Final Judgement of Adoptions issuved by Trail Courts of a Tribe or Native Nation should be considered even if a birth date, birth place birth parents, census number, certificate of indian blood have been omitted by the Native Nation/Tribal Trial Court Judge.

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18 (i) IN GENERAL.—If a person pre-

19 sents evidence under any of clauses (v) 

20 through (ix) of subparagraph (B), the 

21 State may only issue a temporary driver’s 

22 license ADD "plastic card" or temporary identification ADD "plastic" card to 

23 the person. 

24 (ii) EXPIRATION DATE.—A temporary 

25 driver’s license ADD "plastic card" or temporary identification ADD "plastic"

Page 47 HR 418 RFS 

1 card issued pursuant to this subparagraph 

2 shall be valid only during the period of 

3 time of the applicant’s authorized stay in 

4 the United States or, if there is no definite 

5 end to the period of authorized stay, a pe-

6 riod of one year. 

7 (iii) DISPLAY OF EXPIRATION

8 DATE.—A temporary driver’s license  ADD "plastic card" or 

9 temporary identification ADD "plastic" card issued pursu-

10 ant to this subparagraph shall clearly indi-

11 cate that it is temporary and shall state 

12 the date on which it expires. 

13 (iv) RENEWAL.—A temporary driver’s 

14 license INSERT "plastic card" or temporary identification INSERT "plastic" card 

15 issued pursuant to this subparagraph may 

16 be renewed only upon presentation of valid 

17 documentary evidence that the status by 

18 which the applicant qualified for the tem-

19 porary driver’s license ADD "plastic card" or temporary identi-

20 fication ADD "plastic" card has been extended by the Sec-

21 retary of Homeland Security.

REASON: The reason for insert of "plastic card" and "plastic":  Some States, such as Utah, are issuing paper temporary Identification and paper Driver Licenses...these are not cards. Paper can be easily destroyed by getting wet, torn, or folded so much inside a wallet to make it unreadable.  A temporary State issued Identification, temporary State issued Drivers License must be a plastic card.

Part of the reasoning is because some applicants/witnesses who previously had State issued Identification and/or Drivers License cards are using the "paper" printouts issued by States (such as Utah) as identification required for financial institutions, employers, , accessing social services, public assistance, etc. Questions arise because of the paper printouts. Paper printouts may be deemed as unacceptable forms of identifying the applicant/witness or individual by the trier at their own discression. In these cases the denial of use of a State Issued paper printout does a dis-service and denies rights to the applicant/witness/individual creating a new subclass.

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7 (B) The State shall not accept any foreign 

8 document, other than an official passport, ADD "or Native American Nation/Tribal document(s)" to 

9 satisfy a requirement of paragraph (1) or (2)

REASON for the ADD "or Native American Nation/Tribal document(s)": Some Native Americans were adopted out of their tribes to non tribe members and were adopted out with the only link to their birth being their Native American Nation/Tribe issued Final Judgement of Adoption. In some cases the Final Judgement of Adoption does not include birth date, birth place birth parents, census number, or certificate of indian blood. These have been omitted by the Native Nation/Tribal Trial Court Judge and need ample time for correction by the respective Native Nation/Tribe Trial Court or Native Nation/Tribal Vital Statistics Office.

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OF SPECIAL NOTE:

a State issued (DMV) paper printout (such as what the UTAH DMV ususes) of a drivers license or identification card does not satisfy the following requirement as defined on page 48-49:

Page 48

22 (d) OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—To meet the require-

23 ments of this section, a State shall adopt the following 

24 practices in the issuance of drivers’ licenses and identifica-

25 tion cards: 

Page 49

9(9) Establish fraudulent document recognition 

10 training programs for appropriate employees en-

11 gaged in the issuance of drivers’ licenses and identi-

12 fication cards