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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIt is not true that the US is the only country that gives birthright citizenship
to people born in a country. That is an absolute fucking LIE.
raccoon
(31,126 posts)violetpastille
(1,483 posts)Trump is a pile of lies.
Tanuki
(14,922 posts)MineralMan
(146,333 posts)countries. Just about the whole western hemisphere is on the list. Trump lied!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_soli
major debacle
(508 posts)Read it carefully:
"Were the only country in the world where a person comes in and has a baby, and the baby is essentially a citizen of the United States"
That is a true sentence. Even though Brazil has birthright citizenship, a person born in Brazil would is not "essentially a citizen of the United States". If he had said "Were the only country in the world where a person comes in and has a baby, and the baby is essentially a citizen of that country" or something similar, he would be lying.
Well played, sir. Well played.
major debacle
(508 posts)I doubt that he he crafted that sentence in such a fashion so that he could later claim that he was not lying. But in any event his devoted followers don't really care. I heard a great explanation of this by an interviewee on KPFA yesterday or the day before. The speaker was talking about the nature of fascism and how fascists concern themselves with getting and keeping power, and how any means to that end are considered legitimate. He postulated that Donnie's devoted followers know when he's lying and cheer him on when he does so, because they see anything that advances their grip on power as a plus.
pandr32
(11,617 posts)In his case his family was in Canada when he was born but he claims because his mother was from another country (U.S.) that he was born American through her American body. This qualifies him to run for the presidency in the U.S., but not Obama because his father was Kenyan even though his mother was American. These distinctions are important.
DownFromTheMountain
(226 posts)And who is telling him this crap? The voices in his head.
Johonny
(20,890 posts)Has the moron in charge actually explained how he would grant citizenship?
major debacle
(508 posts)... not for those born in the US of US citizens, either natural or acquired. If you fall into the later category, you have nothing to worry about... at this time.
Johonny
(20,890 posts)once it starts...