Birthright citizenship: Why the ‘right of soil’ is so big in the Americas
- Posted on January 31, 2025
- By CNN
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Birthright citizenship: Why the ‘right of soil’ is so big in the Americas
More than 30 countries grant unrestricted birthright citizenship based on the ‘jus soli’ principle – and nearly all of them are in the Western Hemisphere. The reason is more complicated than you might think.
