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At least 33 countries, mainly in America, provide automatic citizenship to everyone born within their borders.
The second federal judge of the United States has blocked President Donald Trump Executive command which aims to end nationality of birth for children unfathomable immigrants.
“Today, almost every baby was born on US soil a US birth,” said Maryland Deborah Boardman County Judge. “It is the law and tradition of our country. This law and tradition are and will remain the status quo until resolving this case,” she said.
A few hours after the oath of January 20th, Trump falsely claimed that the US was “the only” country with citizenship. “It’s funny. We are the only country in the world to do it with the right right, as you know, and that is simply absolutely funny,” he said from the oval office.
The action was already in a temporary posture throughout the country due to a separate lawsuit, where the federal judge based in Seattl declared the “relaxed unconstitutional” command.
In total, 22 countries and several other organizations have filed lawsuits that challenged the executive order aimed at redefining the meaning of the 14th amendment, which guarantees citizenship to people born in the US.
What is nationality of birth?
Nationality of birth is a legal principle that gives automatic citizenship to everyone born within the borders of the country, regardless of their nationality or immigration status of their parents. This was approved under the principle of jus salt (right to the ground).
An alternative to nationality for birth is to determine citizenship on the basis of citizenship or citizenship of one or both parents. A person born outside the US -a nationality can be obtained if his parents are US nationals under the principle of jus sanguinis (blood right).
Now they also assign citizens through the naturalization process, which requires special legal documents, such as residence, knowledge of language and passing a citizenship test.
How long have they now had nationality with birth?
The United States has supported nationality of birth for over 150 years, since the 14th Amendment of the Constitution was ratified in 1868.
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States are subject to their jurisdiction citizens of the United States and the state in which they live,” the IT states.
14. The amendment was introduced after the Civil War in order to guarantee nationality to former slaves and free African American.
This clause was interpreted by legal scientists to mean that everyone born in the US, with several exceptions such as foreign diplomats, automatically becomes a US citizen, regardless of citizenship or immigration parents’ status.
Which countries offer nationality of birth?
According to Central intelligence agency The World Book, at least 33 countries, mainly in America, provide automatic citizenship to everyone born within their borders.
Several countries have a conditional birth of citizenship, such as eligibility for citizenship at the age of 18.
Countries with unconditional birth nationality are highlighted on the map below:
Below are countries with unconditional birth citizenship:
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Cile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Domini, Ecuador, El Salvador, Gambi, Grenada, Gwatemal, Gvajana, Honduras, Jamaica, Lesotho, Mexino, Nicaragu , Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and Grenadine, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuval, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela.
