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throwaway2037yesterday at 3:49 AM1 replyview on HN

Most of North America and South America operates under Jus sanguinis -- you get citizenship for being born in country, even if your parents are not citizens.


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MandieDyesterday at 5:07 AM

I think you meant “jus soli” (“law of soil”) - “jus sanguinis” means “law of blood.”

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