The ‘unregistered Americans’: because of their parents, they do not exist

Hundreds in the US have no birth certificate or Social Security number. Some covet this ‘off-grid’ status – but it means being barred from ordinary life

Sam Bishop is 26 years old and lives in Worcester, Massachusetts. He has red hair, a quiet voice – and, legally speaking, he does not exist.

There is no document anywhere that proves Sam was born.

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