Trump's move to revoke birthright citizenship parallels actions from history, but differs from Nazi Germany's citizenship rules. Germany's citizenship was based on blood, not race or religion, and many Jews were German citizens when Hitler rose to power. The Nuremberg Laws of 1935 later stripped citizenship from Jews and other groups. Birthright citizenship in the US, established by the 14th Amendment in 1868, aims to ensure rights for formerly enslaved individuals. Trump's claims about US practices being unique were proven false, as several countries globally implement similar citizenship policies.
When incoming US president Donald Trump moved to revoke birthright citizenship, some saw echoes of Nazi Germany, yet citizenship rights in Germany were not race-based.
Birthright citizenship was enshrined in the US constitution in 1868, primarily to give rights to formerly enslaved African-Americans, becoming a symbol of a multi-racial society.
The Nuremberg Race Laws of 1935 revoked the citizenship and rights of German Jews and other minorities, contrasting with US citizenship rights established by the 14th Amendment.
Trump's assertion about US birthright citizenship being unique is inaccurate; many countries, especially in the Americas, also practice some form of birthright citizenship.
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