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Question for the Week - Should All Individuals Born in the United States Automatically Receive Citizenship?

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ponyboy from FM

Bilthright citizenship is a policy which grants citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil and is a defining feature of American law. Rooted in the 14th mendment, it was originally…

Maddox from IL

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