Letters to the Editor
August 2010

Puerto Rican Birth Certificate law amended

To the Editor: (Plain Press, August 2010) I am a Puerto Rican living in Orrville, Ohio; and for some reason the information that you have in the Plain Press article regarding the Puerto Rican law is very incorrect.

In June 2010, the law was amended and the old certificate will continue a valid document until Sep. 30, 2010. You can find the amended law in the US house of Representative in Washington, DC.

Please inform the state of Ohio about the new amended law.

Thank you so much.

Carlos Ramos
Orrville, Ohio

Editor’s note: We thank this Plain Press reader for bringing this change to our attention. The article in the June Plain Press was published prior to the amendment being passed by the Puerto Rican Legislature, The amended law will allow those born in Puerto Rico a grace period until September 30th to continue to use their old birth certificates. See update in this issue of the Plain Press.

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