• Sanctus@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    This is a pathway to Starship Trooper’s soldiers being guaranteed citizenship. Imagine having a child here and they aren’t a citizen but you are.

    • O_R_I_O_N@lemm.ee
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      3 months ago

      Imagine if only old people ran the government… What a nightmare that would be… Ah fuck.

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      3 months ago

      Jus soli (birthright citizenship based on where you are born) is not that common to be fair. I don’t think it’s the standard in Europe for example. You have to reside (legally) in a country for a certain number of years AND pay taxes for them to be eligible to get citinzenship

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        3 months ago

        it’s very common in colonial societies like most of the Americas. without this type of law there wouldn’t be any American citizens. even before the 14th amendment we had birth right citizenship by common law precedence

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        3 months ago

        That sounds like just another method of exploitation. No dig at any specific countries. I just know in the US this will be used to exploit, isolate, and entrap people.