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To: Warriormom
'In college we were taught that American derive their citizenship 1 of 2 ways - by the law of the soil or the law of the blood. Children born on American soil are American citizens (that’s why a lot of illegals want to have their children here) and children born of at least 1 American parent are citizens."

Not in 1961. Both parents had to be American.

27 posted on 07/31/2009 12:03:38 AM PDT by Nathan Zachary
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To: Nathan Zachary

You’re correct - that wasn’t the law in 1961. I was just saying that is the way it is currently and I didn’t make that clear.


31 posted on 07/31/2009 12:17:46 AM PDT by Warriormom
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