| ▲ | US may ask parents to prove citizenship to get passports for their children(reuters.com) |
| 9 points by alephnerd 16 hours ago | 5 comments |
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| ▲ | ungreased0675 15 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| I’m surprised they didn’t already do this. |
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| ▲ | openuntil3am 11 hours ago | parent [-] | | Why? The 14th amendment is clear: > 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. |
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| ▲ | stevenalowe 14 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Paywalled, but I don’t think having US citizen parents is an actual requirement for a child’s US passport. A Dreamer, for example, would be a citizen but their parents would not |
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| ▲ | seanmcdirmid 11 hours ago | parent [-] | | Dreamers aren’t (by birth) citizens because they aren’t born here, they just came here at very young ages. | | |
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