duplicate birth certificate?

Have you been shuffling through dressers and drawers trying to find your birth certificate?  It is amazing how you never need it until you can not find it!  It is this inevitable moment that you wonder…how do I even get a duplicate birth certificate?  Oh no, are they going to kick me out of the country because I can not prove I was born here?!  Calm down – it is not the end of the world.  Before you get deported (just kidding), here is a quick look at how to get a duplicate birth certificate.