No. In our country, the majority bellieves that descent should be the first criterion that decides citizenship, and I belong to that majority. During recent years, it has been made much easier for foreigners to acquire citizenship, so that’s somewhat balanced now.
A “nation” is a community, and without conducting a full investigation into every individual birth, the two main indicators that a child will likely have strong ties to a national community are:
the parents already belong to that national community
the parents reside permanently in the country. Almost all countries in the mid shade of blue use this criteria for restricted birthright.
No. In our country, the majority bellieves that descent should be the first criterion that decides citizenship, and I belong to that majority. During recent years, it has been made much easier for foreigners to acquire citizenship, so that’s somewhat balanced now.
Why should descent be required?
A “nation” is a community, and without conducting a full investigation into every individual birth, the two main indicators that a child will likely have strong ties to a national community are:
“Required”? That’s looking at it from a funny angle. Descent is not usually lacking. Don’t you have parents?
Descent simply decides which citizenship you have, at first. That’s all. But if you feel you “require” a different descent, then I don’t know… :)