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To: Yashcheritsiy

The UK itself - the birthplace of this whole jus soli/birthright citizenship nonsense - also ended it a couple of decades ago.

I thought they ended it in 1870. That's like 14 decades ago. :)

12 posted on 08/28/2015 8:40:10 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")

To: DiogenesLamp

I thought they ended it in 1870. That's like 14 decades ago

No, I don't think they formally ended birthright citizenship until sometime in the 1990s or thereabouts.

29 posted on 08/28/2015 2:24:35 PM PDT by Yashcheritsiy (It's time to repeal and replace the GOP)

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