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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wouldn't the residents of these EU countries resent it if so many Americans started using their low cost universities and healthcare without having paid into the system first?
Just a thought.[/quote]
Go ahead and flame me, but with their low birthrates, they should want immigrants who are of their ethnic origin there to help preserve their cultures rather than immigrants who are of vastly different cultures who won’t carry on the traditions they have been building for over 1,000 years. [/quote]

Sure kids and young adults that will remain and help with the labor force and pay taxes, absolutely.
Older folks who are near retirement age that are getting ready to use up a good chunk of a single payer healthcare system they never paid into?
I doubt it.
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Again when I looked into this out of curiosity several years ago, not having paid taxes in the “old” country had implications/limitations. You may not get all the benefits other citizens enjoy.[/quote]

This is not the case in Italy.  In fact, in the process of Jure Sanguinis, one is not "applying" for citizenship.  Rather one is already an Italian citizen through bloodline, and you are proving to the Italian government through documentation that you are a citizen.  That's why citizenship is "recognized" and there is no formal oath or swearing in, as there is when one obtains citizenship through marriage.  If one moves to Italy after having citizenship recognized, they will be paying Italian taxes there as well and will have access to all benefits of citizens.

I'm one of the PPs who is in the JS process in Italy right now and I have done extensive research on this![/quote]

So unlike US social security, you can get max benefits even though in a way you’ve been delinquent on Italian taxes?[/quote]

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