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Birthright citizenship: a response to Pete Patterson

Ali NematiAli Nemati4 hours ago28 sec read4 views

Pete Patterson's arguments against birthright citizenship are critiqued for conflating different legal concepts and misinterpreting historical context. The response emphasizes that babies born on American soil under the American flag should be considered equal citizens regardless of their parents' status or allegiance. It argues that Patterson’s stance aligns more with Old World ideologies rather than the Lincolnian vision of birth equality, which rejects hereditary determinism in favor of location-based citizenship.

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