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vel0cityyesterday at 2:12 PM2 repliesview on HN

I do think it's moral and makes sense to make people born here citizens. It prevents the formation of an underclass of stateless residents who do not have rights. The idea of Jus Soli goes back a long time, rooted in English common law.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_soli

And yes, lots of other countries have similar policies in place. Racists act like it's something that is only a thing in the United States, and that it was only created by the 14th Amendment, and have managed to dupe many others to become ignorant of history.


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zahlmanyesterday at 6:54 PM

This has nothing to do with racism, and the implication is offensive. In the age of English common law, nations and states were conceived of fundamentally differently.

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15155yesterday at 9:19 PM

> And yes, lots of other countries have similar policies in place.

Which developed countries? Canada? Any other examples?

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