“The child of a citizen is a citizen” is not really right. US citizenship is derived two ways; by land (born here) or by blood (through parentage). Only the former is basically unconditional. The latter is subject to restrictions.
The rules on derivation of citizenship can be… complicated.
@torturedtypewriter.bsky.socialI'm trying to understand how it's possible to be born of a citizen on US "soil" and not have citizenship?
That confuses me. The child of a citizen is a citizen. Someone born on US soil is a citizen.
I feel like the article is missing something because it doesn't make sense.
