Trump says no other country has birthright citizenship. That's not even close to being true
by Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times
Oct 30, 2018
3 minutes
In reviving the debate on birthright citizenship for children of those who immigrate to the U.S. illegally, President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed the nation is 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 for 85 years with all of those benefits."
That's far from true.
The U.S. is among more than 30 countries that give automatic citizenship to children born to nearly
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