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Jus Soli - Right Of Soil - Birthright Citizenship by blackspade(m): 5:45pm On Apr 26, 2009
What is jus soli?

Jus soli is Latin for "right of the soil" or, "right of the territory", or more simply, birthright citizenship. It is a right by which nationality or citizenship can be recognized to any individual born in the territory of the related state.

States that observe jus soli include:

Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Azerbaijan
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile (children of transient foreigners or of foreign diplomats on assignment in Chile only upon request)
Colombia
Dominica
Dominican Republic (Very somewhat, you should read how they treat Haitians)
Ecuador
El Salvador
Fiji
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Jamaica
Lesotho
Mexico
Nicaragua
Pakistan
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Romania
Saint Christopher and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_soli
Re: Jus Soli - Right Of Soil - Birthright Citizenship by tpiah: 9:32pm On Apr 26, 2009
United States and Canada are the only western/first world countries on that list?

hmmm.
Re: Jus Soli - Right Of Soil - Birthright Citizenship by radiovibe: 2:25pm On May 03, 2009
All these countries are getting much tougher. That's crazy.
Re: Jus Soli - Right Of Soil - Birthright Citizenship by Nobody: 5:17am On May 04, 2009
So, even most 3rd world countries don't grant the right automatically  shocked shocked

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