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genxlib

(5,528 posts) Tue Oct 30, 2018, 01:06 PM Oct 2018

A reminder on the practice of birth right citizenship

Not all who partake are undocumented immigrants. With the right amount of money you can vacation your way to citizenship for your baby.

There is a booming business in Russian citizens doing just that. Some of them in Trump properties.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/birth-tourism-brings-russian-baby-boom-miami-n836121

What will Putin think?

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A reminder on the practice of birth right citizenship (Original Post) genxlib Oct 2018 OP

Putin won't have to think. Caliman73 Oct 2018 #1

Does Putin want rich Russians getting US citizenship? Orangepeel Oct 2018 #2

It's really more of a rhetorical question genxlib Oct 2018 #3

Caliman73

(11,738 posts)

1. Putin won't have to think.

Reply to genxlib (Original post)

Tue Oct 30, 2018, 01:15 PM

Oct 2018

Trump and his enablers will find a way to exempt "certain types of people" who will continue to obtain birthright citizenship. Trump is just using the practice as a wedge issue to stir up fears of Brown people coming to destroy America.

Orangepeel

(13,933 posts)

2. Does Putin want rich Russians getting US citizenship?

Reply to genxlib (Original post)

Tue Oct 30, 2018, 01:20 PM

Oct 2018

I’m not sure why that would be important to him.

genxlib

(5,528 posts)

3. It's really more of a rhetorical question

Reply to Orangepeel (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 30, 2018, 01:28 PM

Oct 2018

He probably does not really care.

Although I suspect that many of the people wealthy enough to do this are connected to the oligarchy in some way.

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