[lula]

Wait a minute, there were no hospital facilities in the Canal Zone itself. All children of Service members in Panama were delivered at the hospital in Colon and had both a Panamanian and American Birth Certificate issued. Would this not give them dual citizenship? They would then choose which to use permanently.

[El Gato]

Wait a minute, there were no hospital facilities in the Canal Zone itself. All children of Service members in Panama were delivered at the hospital in Colon

Your evidence for this is? I'm sure there was at least a dispensary or clinic in the Zone, and in fact on the naval base itself. In 1936, lots of babies were not born in hospitals. Doctors actually made house calls and delivered babies at home.

The hospital I was born in delivered no babies until after WW-II, just a few years before I was born. But they'd been in existence since somewhat before 1900.

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

“Wait a minute, there were no hospital facilities in the Canal Zone itself. “

Yes, Gorgas Hostipal on the Pacific side.

“All children of Service members in Panama were delivered at the hospital in Colon. Would this not give them dual citizenship?”

Yes. They are both dual. And lucky for them because of this crazy world. They should exercise their rights for dual. It could save their lives.

They need to return to Panama and claim it.

But call your nearest Panamanian Consulate or the Panamanian Embassy in DC and find out what is needed.

Also, a Panamanian law was passed in the 70’ declaring that any American born within the Canal Zone (Gorgas Hopital or out in your front yard in the Canal Zone) is also a Panamanian citizen.

Take advantage of this law.

There is enough nut cases who think because one is dual, one automatically is cheering for the other country. Not true. We American duals vote for those who appear to be better for the U.S. (us). We always have our country in mind.

And then there is Obama. There is also Soros. Soros who at last count has at lesast 5 citisenships one being U.S.

It is becoming for me more and more difficult not to throw in the towel. A great conservative president was just elected in Panama and took office 1 July (President Martinelli). He shames Obama.

P.S.

There is an agreement between Panama and Europe. A Panamanian passport gives one free access to all of Europe.

Also, like Obama, one can travel to those countries put on a U.S. no no travel list since one is traveling with another passport and not U.S. Cuba was for me a learning experience and not a vacation. What a beautiful country it was. It now looks like photos of WWII Germany. But again, it was a learning experience.