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The USA is one of the few places which confers citizenship based on place of birth. Most countries confer citizenship based on the citizenship of the child's pa
by sacheendra 7y ago
The USA is one of the few places which confers citizenship based on place of birth. Most countries confer citizenship based on the citizenship of the child's parents.
- jdietrich 7y agoJus sanguinis is more common than jus soli, but the US is far from unique in conferring citizenship by birth. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_soli https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_soli
- vsef 7y agoAlmost every country in the Americas works this way, Colombia is the only big exception. It is certainly not "one of the few".