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Should children born in this country to foreign parents automatically be granted citizenship?

This issue centers on the divide between *jus soli* (right of soil) and *jus sanguinis* (right of blood). The Americas typically grant automatic citizenship to anyone born there, while Europe and Asia often restrict it to bloodlines. Proponents argue birthright citizenship ensures integration and prevents a stateless underclass. Opponents argue citizenship is a shared heritage to be earned, claiming automatic rights fuel illegal immigration and 'birth tourism'.

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Response rates from 8k America voters.

79%
Yes
21%
No
66%
Yes
16%
No
7%
Yes, anyone born on our soil is a citizen, regardless of parental status.
4%
No, automatic citizenship encourages illegal immigration and 'birth tourism'.
7%
Yes, but only if at least one parent is a legal resident.
1%
No, citizenship must be inherited by blood (jus sanguinis), not geography.

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 @BBG4LCW from New York  answered…4mos4MO

Yes, because we all may be technically foreigners of this country if you go all the way back in history.

 @BBR2QK3 from Alabama  answered…4mos4MO

It depends on where their parents are from. Kids born from European immigrant parents should be automaticlly granted citizenship comapred to Kids from Latin American, Asian or African immigrant parents.

 @BCTTHG2 from Florida  answered…2mos2MO

if the parents came here legally, if the parents did not come here legally, the child should be deported with them

 @BD3QHB5  from California  answered…2mos2MO

Irrelevant. It is already the law.

 @BCSFHLM from Pennsylvania  answered…2mos2MO

Yes, it is constitutional

 @BDTRSNY from Colorado  answered…4wks4W

The constitution needs to be amended to disallow this. Citizenship should only be awarded if the parent was here legally.

 @BF3CWY9 from Mississippi  answered…1wk1W

Yes & No, only if the Children are born in the USA you are US Citizen.

 @BF3BRX9 from Indiana  answered…1wk1W

Children born of foreign parents in the US should be mandated to live a certain amount of time in this country to be granted citizenship

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…2yrs2Y

Elizabeth Warren Walks Back Murder Comments

Congressional Democrats broadly denounced the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Friday morning, after Republicans started accusing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of excusing violence.“No one's condoning this,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). “Violence never is the right answer for anything. And it was a horrible murder, a tragic loss for his family.” Warren this week condemned the shooting, but added that people “can be pushed only so far.”"We'll say it over and over," Warren said on MSNBC’S “The ReidOut.” " Violence is never the answer. This guy [Luigi Mangione] gets a trial who's allegedly killed the CEO of UnitedHealth, but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands."In a statement to POLITICO, Warren said, “Violence is never the answer. Period. I should have been much clearer that there is never a justification for murder.” Top Republicans denounced Warren's comments and the walked-back rhetoric, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) calling it “inappropriate and dangerous.”Some House Democrats asked about the incident on Thursday pivoted the conversation to discuss policy options on health care or gun safety.“I don't really know that this is really a space that Congress normally weighs in on,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). “But at the end of the day, I think it’s an opportunity, because now people are talking about health care and to talk about the fact that this industry has honestly not been as helpful as it could be.”“Violence is never the answer,” said Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.). “We know that there are people suffering, there’s great challenges in healthcare. There's great challenges, and people have, in fact, been wronged, but a process of governance is the way to address that, not violence.”And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) who denounced the murder, said the killer should be prosecuted and that “I do know that allegedly a ghost gun was used, and we should also ban ghost guns. There's no reason for them beyond the streets.”

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