birthright citizen

English

Etymology

Back-formation from birthright citizenship.

Noun

birthright citizen (plural birthright citizens)

  1. A person who obtains citizenship through birthright citizenship, who otherwise would not have qualified for citizenship.
    • 2025 June 5, “ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL, STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL CONTINUE FIGHT TO DEFEND BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP”, in Office of the Illinois Attorney General‎[1], archived from the original on 7 September 2025:
      “As a birthright citizen myself, born to an immigrant mother not yet naturalized at the time, the fight to preserve birthright citizenship is a personal one,” Raoul said.
    • 2025 July 4, O. Ricardo Pimentel, “Who deserves to be a U.S. citizen?”, in Wisconsin Examiner‎[2], archived from the original on 11 December 2025:
      The rub is I was born to immigrants who were not yet legal residents.
      That makes me a birthright citizen under the 14th Amendment. […] So, maybe this ire for birthright citizens like me is about how much of a drain we are on government services and the economy.

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