US may ask parents to prove citizenship to get passports for their children

9 pointsposted 9 hours ago
by alephnerd
(reuters.com)

4 Comments

ungreased0675

8 hours ago

I’m surprised they didn’t already do this.

openuntil3am

5 hours ago

Why? The 14th amendment is clear:

> All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.

stevenalowe

7 hours ago

Paywalled, but I don’t think having US citizen parents is an actual requirement for a child’s US passport. A Dreamer, for example, would be a citizen but their parents would not

seanmcdirmid

5 hours ago

Dreamers aren’t (by birth) citizens because they aren’t born here, they just came here at very young ages.