To be fair to Trump that is an unusual legal principle
Being born in a state doesn’t give you automatic citizenship rights in eg France, Germany, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, the UK
Posted By: Old Git on July 8th 2026 at 08:55:17
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- Just having a read about why Trump cares so much about Florian Balogun (Other Football) - Lentil Weaver, Jul 8, 05:42:24
- And he was only born there because his mum wasn’t allowed to fly home pregnant. and Trump (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, Jul 8, 08:38:22
- These fascists are so dumb. They want all the good immigrants bring (Other Football) - footymadman, Jul 8, 12:15:20
- To be fair to Trump that is an unusual legal principle (Other Football) - Old Git, Jul 8, 08:55:17
- it one of the constitional principles that America was built on (Other Football) - big member, Jul 8, 09:28:03
- No it isn’t, it was added by the 14th amendment in 1868 (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, Jul 8, 09:45:26
- I know (Other Football) - big member, Jul 8, 10:01:42
- No it isn’t, it was added by the 14th amendment in 1868 (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, Jul 8, 09:45:26
- 33 countries allow birthright citizenship (Other Football) - Anviller, Jul 8, 09:02:25
- Yes, I suppose I should have said unusual in peer group countries (Other Football) - Old Git, Jul 8, 09:08:18
- Dates back to the post Civil War era, the Fourteenth Amendment was designed to make newly (Other Football) - The Gaffer, Jul 8, 09:13:59
- Isn’t Kemi Badenoch the same (Other Football) - jamesward, Jul 8, 09:09:33
- Yes and no (Other Football) - Old Git, Jul 8, 09:22:46
- Wiki says this (Other Football) - jamesward, Jul 8, 09:26:41
- That’s interesting, I had a half memory that her mother was working here (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, Jul 8, 09:43:34
- Shouldn’t she be campaigning (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 8, 09:29:05
- Tory policy is the same as Labour in this (Other Football) - phrankin, Jul 8, 12:12:26
- Rupert Lowe would have her gone (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Jul 8, 09:38:49
- Her parents weren't living in the UK. Her mother came to the UK for treatment and returned (Other Football) - The Gaffer, Jul 8, 09:26:20
- Clarification. Her mother travelled to the UK but her father stayed in Nigeria. (n/m) (Other Football) - The Gaffer, Jul 8, 09:35:09
- Wiki says this (Other Football) - jamesward, Jul 8, 09:26:41
- Yes and no (Other Football) - Old Git, Jul 8, 09:22:46
- Yes, I suppose I should have said unusual in peer group countries (Other Football) - Old Git, Jul 8, 09:08:18
- it one of the constitional principles that America was built on (Other Football) - big member, Jul 8, 09:28:03
- And he was only born there because his mum wasn’t allowed to fly home pregnant. and Trump (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, Jul 8, 08:38:22
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