SSA's "Enumeration at Birth" & REAL ID/national id
Ernest HancockAs of May, 2008, along with vital records digitization and integration with US DHS (in progress now), and with all of the other federal databases, DHS will begin a cradle to grave Chi-com style dossier on every American citizen.
The Enumeration at Birth Program is voluntary for both parents and hospitals. I found the exact working in Paragraph B of section RM 00202.308 on the SSA website.
The State department of Vital Statistics here is trying to bully our hospitals into complying. Our facility is now discontinuing participation. Many of our newborns are from Undocumented Aliens since our facility is 30 miles from the border. It does not mean they cannot get a SSN for their infant, but now they must go to the SS office and apply in person.