Noun
birthright citizenship (countable and uncountable, plural birthright citizenships)
The right (unconditional or near-unconditional) of anyone born in the territory of a state to nationality or citizenship.
Synonym: jus soli
Coordinate term: jus sanguinis
Defending birthright citizenship is about being on the right side of liberty. The 14th Amendment is a great legacy of the Republican Party. Mark McKinnon
On the other hand, the vast majority of all westernized countries, including every single European country along with Israel and Japan, do not offer birthright citizenship. Nathan Deal
Online births and deaths in Facebook Nation made me question why people could not live without borders. Birthright citizenship is like being baptized into a religion as an infant. Taking a page from Veronica Roth's novel Divergent, people should be free to choose where they belong when they grow up. Newton Lee