Ideal Citizenship Law

Here is what I consider to be the ideal citizenship law.

1. Anyone who is already a citizen remains a citizen; anyone who isn't a citizen remains a non-citizen unless one of the following apply to them:

2. The child of a citizen is a citizen.

3. The parent of a citizen is a citizen provided that they are also a resident in the country in question for X number of years.

4. Anyone who becomes a citizen of another country loses his/her citizenship.

5. Children of unknown parentage found in the country are citizens.

Posted by Dienekes at June 1, 2003 06:19 PM | PermaLink