• Affidavit@lemm.ee
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        8 days ago

        Late response, but well, late’s better than never.

        The initial constitution of Gran Colombia (which also included Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela) allowed for jus soli (lit. ‘right of soil’ i.e. citizenship by being born in a particular location).

        This joint state failed for a variety of reasons (e.g. colonial influence, regional disputes) and each country had to amend/rewrite their respective constitutions. Colombia rewrote their constitution to remove jus soli citizenship after the breakup.

        Historical records aren’t precise, but after Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela separated, the remains of Colombia (the initial ‘parent’ country) likely faced an immigration crisis from the ‘new’ nation-states. Adding additional restrictions on migration when rewriting the Constitution after the breakup was likely an attempt to respond to the immediate migration crisis.

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    29 days ago

    Birthright citizenship basically only exists in North/South America. So the way this is worded it’s mostly wrong

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      29 days ago

      wtf? “hey dont let people escape the bad place, its everyone there’s fault that the system is bad”

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        29 days ago

        I’m in disbelief. This post is about helping babies who haven’t been born yet. They bear no responsibility for fascism in the US.

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      29 days ago

      The last thing you want is a nazi with your citizenship in 20 years

      wait till you hear of the afd lmao

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        29 days ago

        Right?! Like, we have a fuckload of Nazis with our citizenships already! If anything, pulling something like this may help offset those numbers!