Why is it in many European countries, your citizenship is not based on being born in said country but by the citizenship of your parents?
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It’s not actually that different for the US – a child born to American parents outside the US has automatic US citizenship. Imagine how difficult it would make things if they weren’t!
Likewise a child born in the US to foreign parents is entitled to the citizenship of their parents. The only difference is the US allows them to also claim US citizenship.
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