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Wynton,

Would you have any problem changing from jus soli to jus sanguinis?

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I'm not sure I understand. Are you asking whether I think that this country should declare that, anyone who is born to or related to an American citizen is automatically a citizen, as opposed to declaring that anyone born within our borders is a citizen?

As a practical matter, does it make that much difference?

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How can it not make a difference? With citizenship only being bestowed if one or both parents were citizens, then the illegal immigrants have no sob story argument that the heartless gov't is deporting the mothers of underage citizens. I'm not saying it would significantly cut down on illegal immigration by itself, but it would remove a lot of the attractiveness of same if they knew they couldn't use the citizenship of children born here to try to leverage into legal residency for themselves. Should a pregnant woman who goes into sudden labor during an international flight layover be able to give birth here and that child magically be considered a US citizen as a result of same?