This is over a hundred year old rule and common in "the new world". You can guess why it is common if you think about the phrase I put in quotes. All these countries are composed of immigrants...
Here's a short and incomplete list: USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile.
The logic is that the culture is what makes you part of the country, not the blood in your veins.
The other side of that logic is that you're not guaranteed citizenship to the country of your parents. It certainly isn't automatic.
Let me repeat for you part of the *FIRST SENTENCE* in my comment
>> common in "the new world"
So
> Nonexistent in Europe
Last I checked, Europe was not "the new world".
> the developed world
Considering that the US and Canada are developed countries, you'll need to rephrase. If you want to make jokes about the US not being a developed world then we'll be forced to make jokes about your lack of literacy and inability to use Google.
Please, for the love of god, just read the comments you're replying to. It's like the absolute bare minimum requirement.
This is over a hundred year old rule and common in "the new world". You can guess why it is common if you think about the phrase I put in quotes. All these countries are composed of immigrants...
Here's a short and incomplete list: USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile.
The logic is that the culture is what makes you part of the country, not the blood in your veins.
The other side of that logic is that you're not guaranteed citizenship to the country of your parents. It certainly isn't automatic.
It’s clearly split old world vs new world.
But new world is getting pretty old now too.
Birthright citizenship is an astonishingly rare policy. Nonexistent in Europe and the developed world.
Canada has it since the 1950s only.
It's not astonishingly rare. The comment you're replying to contains examples, here are some more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_soli
Let me repeat for you part of the *FIRST SENTENCE* in my comment
So
Last I checked, Europe was not "the new world".
Considering that the US and Canada are developed countries, you'll need to rephrase. If you want to make jokes about the US not being a developed world then we'll be forced to make jokes about your lack of literacy and inability to use Google.
Please, for the love of god, just read the comments you're replying to. It's like the absolute bare minimum requirement.
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Children integrate into the country so much more easily.