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How the hell do you accidentally get U.S. Citizenship? It's hard enough just getting a visa!
by swiley 6y ago
How the hell do you accidentally get U.S. Citizenship? It's hard enough just getting a visa!
- krastanov 6y agoSecond paragraph: "She received automatic citizenship by being born on U.S. soil, but has no other connection to the country, having left as a baby."
- khuey 6y agoBeing born in the US while your parents are here temporarily is the easiest way.
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- dunce2020 6y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchor_baby https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchor_baby but on accident.
- dctoedt 6y agoIt's BY accident; "on accident" is incoherent gibberish, no matter how many young whippersnappers imagine that it's clever of them to "evolve" the language in this way. (And get off my lawn while you're at it ....)
- dkarp 6y agoIt’s a common mistake by non native English speakers. There are many non native English speakers on the internet. Go easy, it’s not necessarily what you assumed
- 24gttghh 6y agoYou could have shared a more neutral article title like this[0] instead of that charged phrase: '"Anchor baby" is a term (regarded by some as a pejorative' [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthright_citizenship_in_the_United_States_of_America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthright_citizenship_in_the_...
- dunce2020 6y agoYes, I could have. But I didn't. Oh well.