Noura Ghazoui, who interned at her hometown's town hall, faces citizenship issues at 19 due to Italian laws favoring bloodlines. Despite identifying as Italian, she and others born to immigrant parents struggle for recognition. This mirrors broader debates in the U.S. and Europe over citizenship policies, particularly as the U.S. considers changes like ending birthright citizenship, which would align it with more restrictive European practices. The growing number of migrants raises questions on whether citizenship systems need reform in response to demographic shifts.
I feel Italian, I think in Italian, I dream in Italian, Ms. Ghazoui said in Ligurian-accented Italian. But I am not recognized in my country.
For generations, European countries have used mostly bloodlines to determine citizenship. The United States was an exception in the West as one of the last countries to grant citizenship unconditionally to virtually anyone born there.
President Trump's order seeking to end birthright citizenship for the American-born children of undocumented immigrants... would bring the United States one step closer to Italy and other European countries.
Rising numbers of migrants in the United States and Europe have set off debates on both sides of the Atlantic over whether the systems for bestowing citizenship need to be updated.
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