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Some Americans question Donald Trump's legitimacy as president. Others are angry any questioning occurs. Let's not forget that one of Donald Trump's claims to fame was precisely such questioning. He openly doubted the legitimacy - more than that, the citizenship - of President Barack Obama.

~Ana Navarro

Topics: American Angry Any Barack Barack Obama Citizenship Claims Donald Doubted Fame Forget He Legitimacy More Obama Occurs Openly Others Precisely President President Barack Obama Question Questioning Some Than Trump

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The burden of citizenship is accepting that what is neither your fault nor your responsibility may be your problem.

~Anand Giridharadas

Topics: Accepting Burden Citizenship Fault May Neither Nor Problem Responsibility Your

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Birthright citizenship in America is part of something larger: The American longing to sever from history, to be a place of new beginnings.

~Anand Giridharadas

Topics: America American Beginnings Birthright Citizenship History Larger Longing New Part Place Something

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When it comes to granting unconditional birthright citizenship, the United States and Canada are alone in the industrialized world: North American exceptionalism, you can call it.

~Anand Giridharadas

Topics: Alone American Birthright Call Canada Citizenship Industrialized North North American States Unconditional United United States World You

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I have always found it jarring to encounter people born and raised in, say, Switzerland, who are denied its citizenship and still considered Algerians or Turks.

~Anand Giridharadas

Topics: Always Born Citizenship Considered Denied Encounter Found People Raised Say Still Switzerland Turks Who

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I was born into a Turkish family that had acquired Italian citizenship. Many members of the family subsequently became British, French, Brazilian, and German, so there was a bit of everything. It was not uncommon for people in the family to speak seven languages: English, French, Ladino, Italian, Turkish, Arabic, and even Greek.

~Andre Aciman

Topics: Acquired Arabic Became Bit Born Brazilian British Citizenship English Even Everything Family French German Greek Had Italian Languages Many Members People Seven Speak Subsequently Turkish Uncommon I Was Born

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'Give me your poor.' It didn't say, 'Give me your poor who can afford a $680 citizenship.' If I had my way, it would be free. If I had my way, the state would subsidize every eligible application, period.

~Andrew Cuomo

Topics: Afford Application Citizenship Eligible Every Free Give Give Me Had Me Period Poor Say State Subsidize Way Who Would Your

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We started a movement... to build character, citizenship and confidence in young people.

~Andrew Shue

Topics: Build Character Citizenship Confidence Movement People Started Young Young People

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I am deeply grateful to the citizens of Sarajevo and the Sarajevo Canton assembly for bestowing upon me this incredible honor of citizenship. I am so proud to now be a part of such an extraordinary part of the world and fellow citizen to the people I deeply love and admire.

~Angelina Jolie

Topics: Admire Am Assembly Citizen Citizens Citizenship Deeply Extraordinary Fellow Grateful Honor Incredible Love Me Now Part People Proud World I Am

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Commonwealth is the only alternative for Puerto Rico. It is the only alternative that harmonizes the aspirations and goals of the modern world by protecting Puerto Rico's identity and simultaneously guaranteeing its relationship with the United States, complete with a common market, common citizenship, common defense, and common currency.

~Anibal Acevedo Vila

Topics: Alternative Aspirations Citizenship Common Commonwealth Complete Currency Defense Goals Identity Market Modern Modern World Only Protecting Puerto Puerto Rico Relationship Rico Simultaneously States United United States World

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