are any other countries giving away citizenship like we do??
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You could commit a crime in another country and then serve time as a "guest" of that country.\nBut seriously, many countries give away citizenship in much the same way we do in America. Typically those seeking citizenship come from economically depressed, or politically unstable "3rd world" countries. Americans can travel freely throughout most of the world because there is little concern that we will remain as a burden upon their social system.  There are plenty of job opportunities in other countries that are open to Americans. Once there, you can apply for citizenship. Of course you can apply at any foreign Embassy or Consulate here in the USA... but without "loads of cash" it would be more honorable of you to have gainful employment in that country first. Do an Internet search for jobs abroad.
342974
Hard to get, intentionally. The US is in a somewhat protectionist mood over the last couple years. If you're serious about wanting to be in the US, get to know everything about it (history, society, etc.)--that will help with your citizenship process.
230978
I concur. If you are in a new land and desire to become a citizen of that land, you must learn the ways, the language, the tradition. You don't forget your past, but you use it in a way that you can adopt your new country's ways and customs.\n\nYou cannot be a citizen and have two countries, either you are or are not a citizen...
637119
There is no "automatic" way to become a US Citizen unless you are 1) born in the country, or 2) born of US Citizens.\n\nEven adoptive parents have to apply for US citizenship for their children.
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Unfortunately I have to agree with the others on this one.\n\nIf you give up your citizenship of a country then you lose all rights afforded to other citizens of said country. \n\nTherefor you have no rights even if you and your ancestors are from there.
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Some countries grant citizenship by birth. For example, if you are born in the USA, you are an American citizen, no matter if your parents are not.\n\nSome countries grant citizenship by blood. For example, if one of your parents is Spanish, you are considered Spanish. There is a well-known case of an American who went to Spain to visit relatives and was conscripted in the army because he was Spanish by parental blood.\n\nStateless citizens are something different. For instance, in Kuwait, they did a census around 1926 and another around 1951. If your family is not on the census, you were not Kuwaiti. However, they did not take a census of the Bedoun, who are nomadic Kuwaitis (Arabs - as Kuwaitis might argue they are "not" Kuwaiti) who live in the desert around Kuwait City proper. These Bedoun, though their ancestors have lived there for many years (or hundreds) are stateless. They do not have Kuwaiti citizenship and are not entitled to the benefits that Kuwaiti citizens get.\n\nI hope this helps put it in perspective.
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There is no such thing as Dual-citizenship in America. Some countries will recognize a dual-citizenship, though. If you want to be an American, you cannot serve in another country's military, hold an elected position or vote in another country's elections. You can renounce your US citizenship at a US Consulate and surrender your passport, if you want to become a full Venezuelan Citizen.
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The answer is yes they are giving auto citizenship until otherwise they disown or renos it.\nSorry wrong one, 14th amendment\n\nThe several bills and resolutions now before Congress that would deny citizenship to children born in the United States to certain classes of alien parents raise various issues of law and policy. My testimony today will address two points of constitutional law. First, because the rule of citizenship acquired by birth within the United States is the law of the Constitution, it cannot be changed through legislation, but only by amending the Constitution. A bill such as H.R. 1363, 104th Cong. (1995), the "Citizenship Reform Act of 1995," that purports to deny citizenship by birth to persons born within the jurisdiction of this country is unconstitutional on its face. Second, the proposed constitutional amendments on this topic conflict with basic constitutional principles. To adopt such an amendment would not be technically unlawful, but it would flatly contradict our constitutional history and our constitutional traditions. Affirming the citizenship of African-Americans that Dred Scott had denied, in 1862 President Lincoln's Attorney General wrote an opinion for the Secretary of the Treasury asserting "[a]s far as I know . . . you and I have no better title to the citizenship which we enjoy than the 'accident of birth' -- the fact that we happened to be born in the United States." (5) Today, in 1995, we cannot and should not try to solve the difficult problems illegal immigration poses by denying citizenship to persons whose claim to be recognized as Americans rests on the same constitutional footing as that of any natural-born citizen. Members of both of your Subcommittees have worked vigorously, with the Department of Justice on an evenhanded bipartisan basis, on legislation and oversight to address these problems.\n\nI.\n\n\n       H.R. 1363, the "Citizenship Reform Act of 1995," exemplifies the various legislative proposals before the committees. The stated purpose of the bill is "to deny automatic citizenship at birth to children born in the United States to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens." Section 3(a) of the bill amends section 301(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which grants U.S. citizenship "at birth" to all persons "born in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof." Specifically, section 3(a) proposes to define the phrase "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" to include only children born to U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens.\n\nthe Supreme Court held that a child born in San Francisco of Chinese parents (who, under the Chinese Exclusion laws then in effect, could never themselves become U.S. citizens) became at the time of his birth in the United States a citizen of the United States, by virtue of the Fourteenth Amendment.\n\n       The Court, in a detailed review of the Anglo-American common law of citizenship and the legislative history of the Fourteenth Amendment, established several propositions. First, because the Constitution does not define United States citizenship, it must be interpreted in light of the common law. Under the common law of England, which was adopted by the United States, every child born within the territory of alien parents was a natural-born subject, with the exception of children born of foreign ambassadors, of alien enemies during hostile occupation, and of aliens on a foreign vessel.
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I think you should ask someone who knows, not some people on the internet. What I think is that dual citizenship is not allowed here.
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As far as I understand it, you do NOT loose your U.S. citizenship by aqcuiring a second citizenship (like Israeli) next to it, UNLESS you actively renounce your U.S. citizenship. The U.S. does not recognize another citizenship, but does not explicitly forbid it. They simply don't care (at least as long as there is no conflict of interest arising from your second nationality, e.g. a war between the two countries of your citizenship).\n\nThe State Department has the information you need (see link below). When I became a U.S. citizen I researched it (since I have Dutch nationality as well) and those were the result I came up with.
551375
Don't be sorry for loving your homeland. Australia is a beautiful continent. Yes, you can hold dual citizenship. It's done all of the time.
500043
America is not the same.  There's many that have dual citizenship here and I too beleive it's wrong.  You can't be loyal to 2 masters.  Pick one and stick with it.  It's one thing to be proud of your heritage and yet another to be loyal to your country.  If it was so great.....why leave it?
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The Mexican Consulate. In order to have dual citizenship you must have been born in Mexico, and then become a naturalized citizen. It is not a rare request and they do offer it after paying fees and providing the required Documentation. Is this so you can vote in Mexico?\nThere may be other ways to gain dual citizenship, such as generation clauses, but you would have to investigate that further.
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It's quite possible. You can be a citizen of more than one country. Dual citizenship. I'm a Canadian citizen, but I have a British passport because it's good for all of Europe.
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Hey, wattup Doug?!\n\nI am starting to develop the opinion that even if you are born in this country you are not entitled to citizenship unless your parents are citizens.\n\nGASP!  I know, I know, and yes it's me, Ben!  The pod people haven't taken over my body, I swear!  :D
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Dual citizenship is allowed with Ireland, too. Dual citizenship is not just given, it must be attained.\n\nThe US has cut off all aid to Palestinians because they US has a double standard. They want democratically elected leaders, as long as they are leaders we like. \n\nThe US gives 1/3 of our foreign aid budget to Israel, the 6th richest country in the world. We supply them with they military hardware they use to oppress and kill Palestinians. We support them even though they refuse to abide by international treaties and UN resolutions.
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you're right, we are the only country in the world that allows for the anchor baby syndrome.  no other country in the world allows children born from guest-worker, visa or visiting parents to become a citizen.  US is the only country that does this and this was allowed when we were still a young country with a lower populace than today.  we should get rid of that law and not allow anchor babies.  you want to bet, that would cut the numbers drastically.