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I live in America. If I fly to Africa and have my child, will my child be an African. Or lets say I fly and have that same baby in Italy. Is my child Italian?? Or, lets say I fly to Russia and have this child. Is my child Russian?? Kobe Bryant was born in Italy. Is he Italian?

2006-11-15 04:47:06 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government Immigration

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it's not a simple question, but yet it is.... and i see the underlying statement in it... yes your child could be african etc if the laws of the land allow... not every country has the same laws as america.... if your child if born in a country where dual citzenship is allowed and you are only visiting, yes, he may receive citiizenhip from that country, but you do not....he will also be a US citizen since his parents are, but if he does not return to the US and get his SSN and etuff before a certain age, it will be difficult.... a lot of people take advantage of these laws, it's not fair to many, but it happens...but being born in a country does not make you "...ian" it just allows you to have the potential to be a citizen of that country.... just because you were born in a country does not make you of that country.... it's kinda semantics....

2006-11-15 06:40:56 · answer #1 · answered by crazydeb16 5 · 0 0

Let's just be a bit careful about the fallacy of "word magic," shall we?

There's a difference between nationality and citizenship. Citizenship follows rules made by men, and it can be bestowed or annulled by government action. Nationality follows rules made by nature, and governments have no power to award it, cancel it, or change it.

Citizenship is a political thing; whether you have a citizenship or not depends on the law.

Nationality is a biological thing; it depends on whom your ancestors were.

Your citizenship determines which government can claim your tax payments. Your nationality determines which race brought you into existence.

Now that we are clear on the difference between citizenship and nationality, I can answer your question.

If American parents had a baby in Africa, the baby might have citizenship in an African country but might not have citizenship in the United States. However, the baby is still American by nationality because his ancestors were Americans.

Governments are customarily very loose with the word nationality. They erroneously use it as a synonym for citizenship. Government bureaucrats also often say "national" when they mean "citizen." The phrase "foreign national" is usually a malapropism. Governments do this because they want to eradicate all kinship loyalties (or racial loyalties) and supplant them with political loyalty. Government and family are rivals for the hearts and patronage of human beings.

One of the sneakier tricks, which governments use in their war against the family, is twisting the conventional meanings of key words so that straying from "politically correct" ideas causes confusion. The conflation of "citizenship" and "nationality" is a good example.

2006-11-15 05:03:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Actually, this is a very good and common quetion. If at least one of you are American, and the baby is born outside the USA, they are still American citizens unless you permanently moved to another country and are applying for citizenship there. So, if she has a baby in Africa, the baby is still American even though it was born on foreign soil.

2006-11-15 04:56:26 · answer #3 · answered by nmtgirl 5 · 0 0

If the baby was born in another country, say England. Then your baby will be a British Citizen and will be eligible for a British Passport. However, Since you reside in the US. You can have your child apply for dual citizenship.

2006-11-15 04:55:20 · answer #4 · answered by Wibble 4 · 0 0

In most cases, you get dual citizenship. The baby is American and African. That is why many Mexicans run the border to have their babies here.
The baby is born with American and Mexican citizenship and then the family can live in the US or Mexico. The probem here is the cost to our governement for the illegal Mexicans having babies and we pay for it.

As for you, make sure you check out the cost and health care associated with having your baby in another country. And some countries with not give you access to their hospitals unless you are from that country. Check it out well first as each country is different.

2006-11-15 04:53:03 · answer #5 · answered by Nevada Pokerqueen 6 · 0 1

Probably not. The U.S is one of only a few countries that confer birthright citizenship. You'll have to check the laws of each respective country. Brangelina's child got Namibian citzenship, but only because they felt so honored that they chose to have the baby there.

2006-11-15 07:31:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

They can have duel citizenship, depending on that country's immigration laws. We have laws in the US stating that if a child is born on american soil, that child is an american citizen. They dont necessarily have to accept citizenship though.

2006-11-15 07:38:05 · answer #7 · answered by Jose 3 · 0 0

Kobe Bryant is black he just lived in Italy through in his teen yrs. you are whatever your parents are they would just say that they are from whichever country they were born in but because you and your wife are Americans they would be considered to be American to even though they weren born in America

2006-11-15 04:56:18 · answer #8 · answered by J 2 · 0 0

Dual citizenship

2006-11-15 05:03:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

If a dog gives birth in a stable.Are the dogs "babies" puppies or foals?

2006-11-15 04:57:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

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