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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It doesn't matter what I believe.  What matters is the wording of the Constitution.  [/quote]

What matters is the interpretation of the wording of the Constitution.  Clearly, there was never any intent to extend citizenship to the children of tourists who give birth here and then leave.  What other country does that?  Answer:  Only Canada to some extent.  The right to exclude foreigners is a right every nation in the world enjoys based on state sovereignty.  It's time we started enforcing it like the rest of the world. [/quote]

Actually, just about all of the Americas, North and South. Not just us.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_soli
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Nice try, but wrong.  Only US and Canada have automatic birthright citizenship.  31 others make it possible via application.  The other 160+ nations outlaw it altogether.

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This is also incorrect information. The children of canadians are canadian citizens, pure and simple.

An OP pointed issues at her school - Canada actually saw this problem and a few years ago began restricting who could claim Canadian citizenship. They realized that they had people (esp in Hong Kong) who held Canadian citizenship through their parents or grandparents and none had lived in Canada for years or ever or had any real connection to the place. I think Americans have to ask if this is what they want US citizenship to become - an insurance policy and a backup or even a status symbol like an LV bag for rich people around the world. [/quote][/quote]

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