Donald Trump’s False claim that the US is the ‘only’ country with birthright citizenship
The United States is the only country with unrestricted birthright citizenship. Around three dozen countries and the U.S. offer automatic citizenship to children born within their borders, regardless of their parents immigration status.
In the Americas, only Chile and Colombia do not grant birthright citizenship, relying instead on jus sanguinis or citizenship based on ancestry rather than place of birth. Most European, Asian ...
More than 30 countries grant unrestricted birthright citizenship based on the ‘jus soli’ principle – and nearly all of them are in the Western Hemisphere. The reason is more complicated than you might ...
Here’s what to know about Trump’s proposal to add new restrictions in the U.S.—and how that compares to other countries.
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