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Most discussions of the 14th amendment's birthright citizenship make this issue seem more complicated than it really is. The key issue is whether someone born in the US is "subject to the jurisdiction" of the US at the time of birth. The obvious...01-18-2020, 06:19 PM -
For a more comprehensive presentation of birthright citizenship issues, see Art Arthur's article,
https://cis.org/sites/default/files/2018-11/arthur-birthright.pdf
I worked with Art when he was an immigration counsel on the House Judiciary...01-18-2020, 01:49 PM -
The UK might not recognize birthright citizenship now, but England has had a long tradition of recognizing birthright citizenship which then became the foundation of US law on this topic. See the landmark 1898 Supreme Court case of U.S. v. Wong Kim...01-18-2020, 05:25 AM
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These 30 countries have birthright citizenship. The other 165 countries don't.
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
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Roger admits that he didn't look at the list of countries that have rejected birthright citizenship. He says nevertheless that they would be countries like North Korea, Syria, and Iran that don't have democracy or respect for human rights. If he had...01-18-2020, 12:58 AM
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Further to my last comment, even if taking a head count among foreign countries were the best way to develop US law (which would ever hardly be consistent with Trump's "America First" policies), the fact is that we have a Constitution, and...01-17-2020, 06:38 PM
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