Kenders' Musings

From this website here comes a host of interesting data. (linked in title)

According to the CIA World Fact Book there are "271 nations, dependent areas, and other entities" on their website.

The link in the title has "207 nations, dependent areas, and other entities"* listed on it, most of them with the rules about citizenship regarding those countries.
(*207 is the number arrived at by separating entities such as St. Kitts-Nevis)

Here is a list of countries that permits automatic citizenship be granted on the basis of simply being born "within the jurisdiction" of the country in question:

The U.S.
Antigua
Barbada
Argentina
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada***
Central African Republic
Chile
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
France
Gambia
Grenada
Guatamala
Guinea Bissau
Guyana
Honduras
India (if citizenship is applied for after age 18)
Ireland
Jamaica
Lesotho
Mauritius
Mexico
Nepal
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Pakistan
Panama
Paraguay
Peru (can register at age 18)
St. Kitts
Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent
Grenadines
Samoa
Trinidad
Tobago
Tuvalu
Uruguay
Vanatau (eligible to apply at 18)
Venezuela
Zambia (until 21, must apply after that)


Canadian law specifically states: "Exceptions to this law include...children of parents who were not legal citizens in Canada at the time of birth."

I want you to notice that Canada is the ONLY country that specifically makes an exception to "illegal aliens".

That is 51 countries out of 207 on this list......a smidge under 25%.

That means that 75% of the WORLD does NOT simply hand you citizenship for being born within their jurisdiction.

We are in the minority on this issue.

It is time to join up with the rest of the world and state:

"You are not a citizen just because you are born here."