A week before the midterm elections, news broke that President Donald Trump said he wanted to issue an executive order ending birthright citizenship in the US. Birthright citizenship is a policy whereby a child is granted citizenship by the country they are born in.
The United States has recognized birthright citizenship, or "jus soli" as it's known around the world, since the passing of the Fourteenth Amendment in 1868.

Critics of birthright citizenship say it encourages immigrants to come to the country and have so-called "anchor babies." In criticizing the policy, Trump told Axios that "we're 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."

That's not true. While birthright citizenship is by far a rare policy throughout the world, more than 30 other countries recognize jus soli, and even more adhere to more restricted forms of birthright citizenship.

Here are the countries that recognize birthright citizenship*:
1. Antigua and Barbuda
2. Argentina
3. Barbados
4. Belize
5. Bolivia
6. Brazil
7. Canada
8. Chile
9. Costa Rica
10. Cuba
11. Dominica
12. Ecuador
13. El Salvador
14. Fiji
15. Grenada
16. Guatemala
17. Guyana
18. Honduras
19. Jamaica
20. Lesotho
21. Mexico
22. Nicaragua
23. Pakistan
24. Panama
25. Paraguay
26. Peru
27. Saint Kits and Nevis
28. Saint Lucia
29. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
30. Tanzania
31. Trinidad and Tobago
32. Tuvalu
33. United States
34. Uruguay
35. Venezuela

More countries recognize jus soli in some cases

Other countries recognize birthright citizenship in special circumstances. In some cases, countries will confer citizenship to orphans or to children with stateless parents. These countries include:
Guinea-Bissau
Luxembourg
Azerbaijan
Chad

But in the vast majority of countries, citizenship is determined by descent (also known as "jus sanguinis". That can mean something different in each country, but for the most part it means having at least one parent who is a citizen of that country.
Some countries, like Poland, require that both parents be citizens. Countries with patriarchal or matriarchal societies determine citizenship through the father's or mother's citizenship, respectively. For example, in Andorra, the mother needs to be a citizen for the child to become a citizen at birth.

In several Muslim countries, such as Bahrain and Iran, the father needs to be a citizen for the citizenship to transfer, which creates complexities for children born out of wedlock. In recent years, several countries have transitioned from birthright citizenship to jus sanguinis. Those countries include India and Malta.

ONLY CANADA AND THE USA DEY THE LIST

Us would soon stop

weyreypey:
ONLY CANADA AND THE USA DEY THE LIST

Brazil nko?

Just 3 Countries! The rest na State and capital.

USA, Canada, and Luxembourg

Popsi and mumsi sef...Why dem no born me for Canada?

Very informative. Thanks @ OP

Dannyset:
Just 3 Countries! The rest na State and capital.

USA, Canada, and Luxembourg

and Brazil

Hadampson:



and Brazil

And Argentina too. Its passport allows you to visit 171 countries visa free.

Lesotho passport is good too.

Hadampson:



and Brazil

Probably cos I don't fancy it sha

Brazil makes a lot of sense

I don't think it has ever been ruled upon in the USA. There is a policy of granting it in the USA, but that policy is likely wrong.
"subject to the jurisdiction thereof". People illegally in the USA, or people legally in the USA on tourist/business visa who have a kid......
they are not "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" of the USA. If I were Trump I would sign an executive order banning granting anchor babies citizenship.

ifyalways:
Lesotho passport is good too.

Had to search after seeing this and damn! She did considerably well. Three months visa free by the Japanese?

Gerrard59:


Had to search after seeing this and damn! She did considerably well. Three months visa free by the Japanese?

9ja boys back in the days in SA rushed for it like mad.

ifyalways:

9ja boys back in the days in SA rushed for it like mad.

"...back in the days...". Which implies it has reduced, if so, what could be the reason(s)? And is it still easy/possible to travel to Lesotho for procreation presently?

LOSKYXANDER:
Popsi and mumsi sef...Why dem no born me for Canada?

lmao

CTPlayer:
I don't think it has ever been ruled upon in the USA. There is a policy of granting it in the USA, but that policy is likely wrong.
"subject to the jurisdiction thereof". People illegally in the USA, or people legally in the USA on tourist/business visa who have a kid......
they are not "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" of the USA. If I were Trump I would sign an executive order banning granting anchor babies citizenship.

And what do you intend to gain in doing the "blocking"

Ugosample:


And what do you intend to gain in doing the "blocking"

Protect a country.

Gerrard59:




"...back in the days...". Which implies it has reduced, if so, what could be the reason(s)? And is it still easy/possible to travel to Lesotho for procreation presently?

I know Lesotho visa i usually obtained @ POE from SA, back in the days.

I dunno how easy it will be for a pregnant woman to show up at POE with a bulging stomache. Reason people have not besieged that route, i believe.