{"id":1014,"date":"2023-02-23T13:41:40","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T21:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/travel\/?p=1014"},"modified":"2026-06-04T10:26:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T17:26:38","slug":"a-different-form-of-immigration-privilege","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/travel\/2023\/02\/23\/a-different-form-of-immigration-privilege\/","title":{"rendered":"A different form of “immigration privilege”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I previously documented “immigration privilege” – some, often many people, have a surprising “right of descent” access to residency or citizenship in other countries. One organization has estimated that 40% of the U.S. population has a “right of descent” access to European residency<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another twist on immigration privilege – pregnant Russian women are flying to Argentina to have their child, providing an entry point to residency and citizenship:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All children born in Argentina automatically receive citizenship and having an Argentine child speeds up the process for the parents to obtain residency permits and, after a couple of years, their own passports.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Source: Pregnant Russians seek Argentina passports for babies, flying there for birth : NPR<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most “western hemisphere” countries will confer citizenship to anyone born in their country – this means if you were born in most North, Central or South American countries – even though your parents are citizens elsewhere – such as Germany – that the child is then eligible for citizenship were born. This is known as “birth right citizenship”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the opposite is not true – if your parents are say, Peruvian, and you were born in Germany, you are not eligible for citizenship in Germany as they do not have birthright citizenship. This is the way it is in most of the rest of the world outside N, C and S America. Birthright citizenship is mostly available in N, C and S America – but nowhere else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is also an interesting indigenous people’s privilege: A lawsuit challenges Hawaii homestead leases limited to those with 50% Hawaiian blood – oregonlive.com<\/a>. In Hawaii, those with 50% or more “Hawaiian” heritage are entitled to essentially free homestead leases. The program grants benefits based on one’s race or ancestry, which is generally not legal in the U.S. While the program has similarities to tribal lands, it is said not to be the same as that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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