Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Trump wants to end birthright citizenship. Where do other countries stand?
In many countries in Asia and Europe, have the right of blood principle, where children legally inherit their nationality from their parents, regardless of their birthplace. In contrast, around 30 or so countries, including the USA, grant citizenship to anyone born in the country, called birthright citizenship. However, as illegal immigrants and birth tourism, where foreign women visit a country to give birth, increase, some countries that once granted birthright citizenship have revised the policy, such as India, Ireland, and the Dominican Republic. Now, the Trump administration is trying to terminate the US birthright citizenship policy that was established by the Constitution about 160 years ago to address the legal status of freed slaves. It is part of the move to deny citizenship to the children of people who are either in the US illegally or on temporary visas, including birth tourism. Will the US just end the 160-year-old birthright citizenship policy or even revoke already-granted citizenship of the children of illegal or non-permanent residents?
Read the article and learn about citizenship laws in the USA and the world.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c983g6zpz28o
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