Akron Law Review, Vol. 57 [2025], Iss. 1, Art. 2 66 AKRON LAW R EVIEW [57:49 a job. 93 She could not register to vote. 94 After Alecia’s grandmother successfully lobbied the Texas legislature to amend its statute governing delayed birth registration, Alecia was able to register her birth. She started the process of accessing these basic documents, obtaining a driver’s license and the ability to vote. 95 Eli Angelino applied to register his birth through New York’s delayed processes as an adult. 96 He stated that he was born in 1982 in New York City, and he presented a letter from a hospital and a baptismal record. 97 The court order denying his request for birth registration did not cite any evidence suggesting that Mr. Angelino was born anywhere else; Mr. Angelino simply could not present sufficient documents stating that he was born on a given date in a given place. 98 His request was denied, leaving him unable to access social security benefits. 99 Timothy Tucker eventually requested birth registration so “that his presence in society is legitimized and so that he can be recognized as a productive member of society,” and specifically noted that he could not apply for college or get a driver’s license without a birth certificate. 100 Despite minimal documentary evidence, Mr. Tucker was successful in seeking to register his birth based on affidavits from individuals with direct personal knowledge of his birth. 101 Two sisters were born in Kentucky outside medical institutions, and they did not attend school. 102 In their twenties, both sisters pursued birth registration because, without birth certificates, they could not obtain social security numbers or gainful employment. 103 They had been forced to work odd jobs, and one posed as her mother to be able to work. 104 After obtaining birth registration records through delayed processes in Kentucky, the sisters sued the Social Security Administration and 93. Id. 94. Id. 95. Id. 96. Angelino v. N.Y.C. Dept. of Health, No. 156470/2019, 2019 WL 4575695, at *2 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Sept. 17, 2019). 97. Id. 98. Id. 99. Id., at *1. 100. Tucker v. New York City Dep’t of Health, 785 N.Y.S.2d 862, 863 (Sup. Ct. 2004). 101. Id. 102. Barrouquere, supra note 52 (though the article does not specify, presumably these lawsuits were brought under 8 U.S.C. § 1503(a)). 103. Bruce Schreiner & Brett Barrouquere, 2 Sisters in Ky. Fight for Social Security Number, S AN DIEGO UNION-TRIB. (Aug. 14, 2011), https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-2-sisters-inky-fight-for-social-security-number-2011aug14-story.html [https://perma.cc/A99Q-VAJX] (outlining a similar situation of two sisters born in rural Kentucky whose births were not registered). 104. Id. https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/akronlawreview/vol57/iss1/2 18