I understand being born on a lands soil makes you a citizen, I just don't understand how it is possible to be a citizen if you parents who had you are not.
2006-07-26 06:13:24 · 9 answers · asked by Inquisitive 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
there are 2 kinds of how to acquire citizenship one is by jus sanguinis- by blood and jus soli- by place of birth.
it actually depends on the country in which type of citizenship that they follow, maybe in your country they follow jus soli. That's the reason why it is possible that even if the parents are aliens or an illegal immigrant for that matter, once the mother gives birth in the US it is possible for the child to acquire US citizen by virtue of the child being born in the states.
As for the parents, it is not easy to acquire american citizenship, for one, they have to renounce their citizenship of their country and for the US government to accept their application as an immigrant or a green card holder for that matter.
that is why it is possible for the parents not be an american citizen but their children are american citizens.
2006-07-26 06:25:48 · answer #1 · answered by gypsy29fil 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is sometimes a plan. if you are an illegal citizen and have a child that is a legal citizen, what are they going to do? send you back and keep the child, no they are going to try to get you on the track to becoming a citizen. They need to have some way of dealing with this kind of problem, maybe give the child dual citizenship that becomes activated when the child turns 18, so the kid has to go back with the parents.
2006-07-26 06:23:55 · answer #2 · answered by Lady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there ever was a loophole, this is it. If you're born on this side of the border you are a U.S. born citizen, period. End of story. No matter how we try to spin it, there is no way around it. Imagine 25 years down the line people trying to tell these kids that they're not U.S. citizens. It would be a fight to the finish. Maybe the Constitution needs to be amended.
2006-07-26 06:36:24 · answer #3 · answered by El Teke 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither do I. It's like their "right" to protest. WHAAA??? ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS HAVE A RIGHT TO PROTEST? What's wrong with this picture? I thought that protesting was a right of the CITIZENS of the United States! How can someone who is here illegally have rights under our laws? I don't get it. As far as I'm concerned..illegal negates all rights...including citizenship for your offspring.
2006-07-26 06:23:06 · answer #4 · answered by N0_white_flag 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually when our country began ,nobodys parents were American citizens except the native Americans and they were treated like second class citizens....go figure!
2006-07-26 06:23:33 · answer #5 · answered by kayboff 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ONE OF THE MANY LAWS IN OUR GREAT LAND, MEANT FOR THE HONEST LEGAL PEOPLE ,THAT THE ILLEGALS TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE . ANNNDDDD........ARE PERMITTED BY OUR OWN GOV.
THE POINT........ILLEGAL IS ILLEGAL IS ILLEGAL (0=
IF A GOOD OL' U.S. OF A. PERSON TRESPASSES, HE/SHE GOES TO JAIL. TOLD YA' IT 'PAYS' TO BE AN ILLEGAL .
THE ILLEGALS ARE PUT IN JAILS FOR A FEW DAYS UNTIL RELEASED TO HOME SECURITY, ALL PAID FOR BY OUR TAX MONEY. AND....."THEY'LL BE BACK" BECAUSE IT COST THEM NOTHIN'.
SIGNED .......CAME HERE LEGALLY
2006-07-26 07:00:16 · answer #6 · answered by candacehh 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats just how the laws are. Where you are born is where your citizenship lies.
2006-07-26 06:19:21 · answer #7 · answered by ally 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try reading the constitution sometime
2006-07-26 06:21:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does seem illogical
2006-07-26 06:18:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋