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I would assume that the child would be registered with the embassy that the parents are citizens of and there would be an application for a non-resident visa th

I would assume that the child would be registered with the embassy that the parents are citizens of and there would be an application for a non-resident visa that would be fast tracked. Greenland, Finland, Norway and Sweden all have no concept of Jus Soli and as far as I know, kids born to non-residents aren't being deported from the hospital. >Moreover, there is literally no mechanism to prove that your parents are citizens. I would think a birth certificate would work....

20after4 1y ago
> I would think a birth certificate would work Without birthright citizenship, a birth certificate no longer implies citizenship.
slater 1y ago
>I would think a birth certificate would work.... Remember when the whole entirety of the US right-wing lost their goddamned minds for a year or so re: a sitting president's birth certificate?
- paulryanrogers 1y ago
  Well, having a POC as president was a pretty shocking circumstance in their minds. A means to quickly deport him was too exciting to overlook.
ceejayoz 1y ago
> I would think a birth certificate would work.... You'd probably be wrong. > Still, Immigration and Customs Enforcement kept Watson imprisoned as a deportable alien for nearly 3 1/2 years… Watson was correct all along: He was a U.S. citizen. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/01/540903038/u-s-citizen-held-by-immigration-for-3-years-denied-compensation-by-appeals-court https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/01/540903038... Bonus: They held him long enough the statute of limitations to sue expired. > On Monday, an appeals court ruled that Watson, now 32, is not eligible for any of that money — because while his case is "disturbing," the statute of limitations actually expired while he was still in ICE custody without a lawyer. Even a passport isn't enough: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hamedaleaziz/us-born-marine-ice-detained-passport https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hamedaleaziz/us-born-ma... > A US-born Marine veteran who served in Afghanistan had his US passport, a REAL ID driver’s license, a military ID card, and his US Marine Corps dog tags with him when he was arrested by police in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which held him for three days before his lawyer demanded his release, according to the ACLU of Michigan. https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-ice-detained-citizenship-proof.html https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-ice-detained-c... > In her study, she found that, on average, U.S. citizens detained by ICE spent 180 days behind bars.
jandrewrogers 1y ago
> I would think a birth certificate would work.... Many Americans have no birth certificate. My mother, for example.
EasyMark 1y ago
Right but those countries also don't have a 14th amendment either

20after4 1y ago

> I would think a birth certificate would work Without birthright citizenship, a birth certificate no longer implies citizenship.

slater 1y ago

>I would think a birth certificate would work.... Remember when the whole entirety of the US right-wing lost their goddamned minds for a year or so re: a sitting president's birth certificate?

paulryanrogers 1y ago
Well, having a POC as president was a pretty shocking circumstance in their minds. A means to quickly deport him was too exciting to overlook.

ceejayoz 1y ago

> I would think a birth certificate would work.... You'd probably be wrong. > Still, Immigration and Customs Enforcement kept Watson imprisoned as a deportable alien for nearly 3 1/2 years… Watson was correct all along: He was a U.S. citizen. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/01/540903038/u-s-citizen-held-by-immigration-for-3-years-denied-compensation-by-appeals-court https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/01/540903038... Bonus: They held him long enough the statute of limitations to sue expired. > On Monday, an appeals court ruled that Watson, now 32, is not eligible for any of that money — because while his case is "disturbing," the statute of limitations actually expired while he was still in ICE custody without a lawyer. Even a passport isn't enough: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hamedaleaziz/us-born-marine-ice-detained-passport https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hamedaleaziz/us-born-ma... > A US-born Marine veteran who served in Afghanistan had his US passport, a REAL ID driver’s license, a military ID card, and his US Marine Corps dog tags with him when he was arrested by police in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which held him for three days before his lawyer demanded his release, according to the ACLU of Michigan. https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-ice-detained-citizenship-proof.html https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-ice-detained-c... > In her study, she found that, on average, U.S. citizens detained by ICE spent 180 days behind bars.

jandrewrogers 1y ago

> I would think a birth certificate would work.... Many Americans have no birth certificate. My mother, for example.

EasyMark 1y ago

Right but those countries also don't have a 14th amendment either