. >>> my name is alicia pennington and i am a u.s. citizen by birth. >> this video has exploded over the internet. already over half a million views in a couple days. this is 19-year-old alicia pennington and she posted this video saying she needs help. >> i was born at home and my parents neglected to file a birth certificate or record of any kind and never got me a social security number. i was home schooled my entire life. i have no school records. i've also never been to the hospital so i have no medical records. this leaves me with nothing to prove my identity or citizenship. >> she can't vote she can't get a job, can't drive, can't get on a plane, can't go to college, can't open a bank account. >> i have contacted the bureau of vital certificate and there is no record of my birth. i wrote to the judge in the county i was born and requested for a delayed birth certificate to be filed. he refused my documents because they were insufficient proof but that's all the proof i have. >> never speak to my parents again. >> what happened