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Wider curbs on US citizenship for children of foreigners
21-1-2020
Citing Sputnik Arabic, Al Diyar daily reported that the White House is planning to tighten visa requirements for foreigners who come to the United States to have children and automatically obtain the American citizenship. According to Sputnik, the expectations come after US President Donald Trump confirmation last August that his administration is seriously weighing repealing the birth right nationality law granting unconditional and unrestricted birthright citizenship, which he described as ‘funny’. On the subject, American political scientist, Mikhail Senilnikov-Uarishk stressed that in order to completely abolish the said law, the US will have to change the constitution, which is difficult and impossible in the current US political status quo. He proposed tightening procedures for obtaining entry visas by not issuing visas to pregnant woman, issuing visas selectively or raising the prices of medical care for childbirth for non-US citizens. Should this be applied, America will be able to choose its citizens in the future, Senilnikov-Uarishk said, concluding, that it is not economically feasible for the US to grant citizenship to any child born on its soil, and it needs new prospects for development. (Al Diyar, January 21, 2020)
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