Comment by graemep
6 days ago
In this context it is a synonym for jus soli - birth happened on the soil of the country.~
Birthright has a few other meanings in wider contexts: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/birthri...
Does it really matter if we add one more, especially as it is now a well established usage?
Yes it matters, because jus sanguinis is also a birthright and therefore "birthright citizenship" despite having no relevance to where you were born (jus soli)
It matters. Because if the proposed executive order were to prevail, the US would effectively drastically change its citizenship assignment system, but it would still hinge on a right derived from a circumstance of your birth - a birthright. Essentially, it would move from "you are a citizen if you were _born_ in the country" to "you are a citizen if you were _born_ to a citizen".