re: #198 Higgs Boson’s Mate

Here are the first world nations where birthright citizenship is the law:
Canada
United States

Here are the first world nations where it isn’t:
Andorra, Australia, Austria,
Austria, Belgium, Bermuda,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark
Faroe Islands, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece,
Holy See, Hong Kong, Iceland,
Ireland, Israel, Italy,
Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg,
Malta, Monaco, Netherlands,
New Zealand, Norway, Portugal,
San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia,
Slovenia, South Korea, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan,
United Kingdom

Australia revoked birthright citizenship in 2007, New Zealand revoked it in 2005. This isn’t a novel idea, it’s just novel here because it’s been settled law for so long.

I think that’s my precise problem with getting rid of it. This has worked so long and I don’t think it’s a coincidence that two of the countries that do have it (us and Canada) do a great job at assimilating our immigrants and their children where some other countries do not.