Mexican newspaper:In Mexico’s southern border state of Chiapas there are hundreds — perhaps thousands — of illegal residents, mainly from Central America, whose Mexican born children lack birth certificates necessary for federal and state services such as schooling

Cuarto Poder (Chiapas)
12/4/09

Unregistered children of illegal migrants a problem ( in Mexico)

In Mexico’s southern border state of Chiapas there are hundreds — perhaps thousands — of illegal residents, mainly from Central America, whose Mexican born children lack birth certificates necessary for federal and state services such as schooling. The parents of these children often do not register their births, as required, because of fear of being arrested for being in Mexico illegally. This leads to future problems of education and basic health needs, both of which are major problems throughout the depressed southern border area. For this reason, changes in the Civil Code are being considered to register the births of all children born in Chiapas regardless of the nationality or legal status of the parents.