A passenger presents herself with her two daughters – one girl has a
\npassport, one girl has a school ID and birth certificate and the mother
\nhas a driver’s license and Affidavit of Citizenship. I chat with the
\nteenage daughters and identify their accents (classic), I prod the girls
\non their education plans and the mother looks pleased (she’s probably been
\nharping on the same subject). The mother ordered a birth certificate but
\nit didn’t arrive in time for the trip so she got an Affidavit. You can get
\nan Affidavit of Citizenship by going to a notary, paying $40 and swearing
\nthat you are an American – they give you a page stating that you swore you
\nwere an American. This doesn’t carry much weight for us, but the Mexicans
\napparently don’t mind. So I tell her I’ll take an oral declaration, put
\nher under oath and get a claim to U.S. citizenship. We’re done and I’ve
\nreturned all the documents. He daughters are teasing her as they leave and
\nshe laughs over her shoulder:<\/p>\n
I’m overweight. I’m diebetic. I’ve got debts up to my
\nyin-yang. You
\nbetter<\/i> believe I’m an American.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\num… Right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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