Births have to be registered within 42 days - which the reports notes gives more leeway forparents to make arrangements to travel to register a birth - and the child does not need to be present.
When it comes to advice for the parents of teens, Rosenbaum notes that just about every organization, from Focus on the Family to Planned Parenthood, offers a similar message.
Having a baby in the U.S. and registering for immigration as a Western Hemisphere immigrant before the deadline could allow adult parents during that time to be eligible for immigrant visas, notes Margaret Stock and the State Department Foreign Affairs manual.