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> And thanks to our laws, people can simply have children in the US and they are automatic citizens. Under which law? I thought this was debunked time and time
by mbroncano 9y ago
> And thanks to our laws, people can simply have children in the US and they are automatic citizens.
Under which law? I thought this was debunked time and time again as an urban legend.
- amdavidson 9y agoThe fourteenth amendment[0]. "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." 0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#Children_born_to_citizens_of_other_countries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_Un...
- 5555624 9y agoI think the poster is saying the children are automatically citizens. The parents would not be citizens; but, anyone born in the United States is a citizen.
- whatyoucantsay 9y agoTrue things are "debunked" on the internet every day.