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The only other country with such liberal application of jus soli is New Zealand. In no other country I'm aware of can you show up, give birth and they will defi

The only other country with such liberal application of jus soli is New Zealand. In no other country I'm aware of can you show up, give birth and they will definitely give the child a passport unless the mother or father is a diplomat.

yardie 5y ago
It is widely practiced in the Western Hemisphere. Which is why you can be Mexican or Panamanian and run for president of the US.
- xjlin0 5y ago
  I thought US presidents need to be born on US?
  - dangerbird2 5y ago
    No, they just have to be US citizens at birth: either born on American soil or to U.S. parents abroad. This is why Ted Cruz and George Romney could run for president despite being born outside the U.S.
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- lizknope 5y ago
  John McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone which was a US territory when he was born but was part of Panama by the time he ran for president.
throw0101a 5y ago
> In no other country I'm aware of can you show up, give birth and they will definitely give the child a passport unless the mother or father is a diplomat. If you are not aware, then you haven't looked very hard: > Subsection 3(2) of the Citizenship Act states that Canadian citizenship by birth in Canada – including Canadian airspace and territorial waters – is granted to a child born in Canada even if neither parent was a Canadian citizen or permanent resident except if either parent was a diplomat, in service to a diplomat, or employed by an international agency of equal status to a diplomat. However, if neither parent was a diplomat, the nationality or immigration status of the parents do not matter.[28] * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_soli#Continental_North_America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_soli#Continental_North_Ame...
Hallucinaut 5y ago
According to that Wikipedia link (and my own NZ knowledge) that is quite incorrect on NZ being either the only other country or even as liberal. Essentially the same as Australia and less permissive than dozens of other major, larger nations.

yardie 5y ago

It is widely practiced in the Western Hemisphere. Which is why you can be Mexican or Panamanian and run for president of the US.

xjlin0 5y ago
I thought US presidents need to be born on US?
- dangerbird2 5y ago
  No, they just have to be US citizens at birth: either born on American soil or to U.S. parents abroad. This is why Ted Cruz and George Romney could run for president despite being born outside the U.S.
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lizknope 5y ago
John McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone which was a US territory when he was born but was part of Panama by the time he ran for president.

throw0101a 5y ago

> In no other country I'm aware of can you show up, give birth and they will definitely give the child a passport unless the mother or father is a diplomat. If you are not aware, then you haven't looked very hard: > Subsection 3(2) of the Citizenship Act states that Canadian citizenship by birth in Canada – including Canadian airspace and territorial waters – is granted to a child born in Canada even if neither parent was a Canadian citizen or permanent resident except if either parent was a diplomat, in service to a diplomat, or employed by an international agency of equal status to a diplomat. However, if neither parent was a diplomat, the nationality or immigration status of the parents do not matter.[28] * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_soli#Continental_North_America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_soli#Continental_North_Ame...

Hallucinaut 5y ago

According to that Wikipedia link (and my own NZ knowledge) that is quite incorrect on NZ being either the only other country or even as liberal. Essentially the same as Australia and less permissive than dozens of other major, larger nations.