Judicial Watch has reported that non-Puerto Rican Latin Americans are using phony Puerto Rican birth certificates to obtain U.S. documents.

It's unsurprising, considering that all those born on the island of Puerto Rico are automatically U.S. citizens. So why wouldn't that be abused in this day and age of slipshod immigration and nationality policies?

Add to that the fact that Puerto Rico's Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla announced in 2013 an expansion of rights for illegal aliens residing on the island.

It's yet more evidence that Puerto Rico needs to be independent. Then it can manage its own foreign policy.

Back to Judicial Watch:

As if the country’s monstrous immigration crisis weren’t dire enough, an increasing number of illegal aliens are using fake Puerto Rican birth certificates to obtain authentic U.S. passports and driver’s licenses....