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Why the World Is Giving Up on Birthright Citizenship

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Why the World Is Giving Up on Birthright Citizenship
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Ryan McMaken
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On Jan. 20, President Donald Trump signed a new executive order that attempts to end so-called birthright citizenship in the United States. During the signing ceremony, Trump declared that the United States is “the only country in the world that does this with birthright.”

Ryan McMaken
Ryan McMaken
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Ryan McMaken is the editor of Mises Wire and The Austrian. He has degrees in economics and political science from the University of Colorado and was the economist for the Colorado Division of Housing from 2009 to 2014. He is the author of "Commie Cowboys: The Bourgeoisie and the Nation-State in the Western Genre."