Let's Discuss... Right to Citizenship

Who gets to claim citizenship, and who has the right to it? Countries grant citizenship through different means: by blood, by birthplace, or both. And some nations offer citizenship to immigrants, asylum seekers, or through investment programs.

This raises important questions:

In your ideal society, who has the right to citizenship?

Should people be allowed to hold dual citizenship, and does that interfere with rights and obligations?

If governments can offer citizenship, can they also revoke citizenship, and under what circumstances should they?

Should citizenship be stripped from those who commit serious crimes? Should it make a difference if they are native-born or immigrated in the past?

*Please do your own research and share resources related to this topic in the comment section*

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The Examined Life, "Let's Discuss..." session is an open discussion.

The format of this event will be:

13:15 - Free flow group discussion about the topic.

14:00 ish - We will be splitting into smaller groups for more engaging discussion about what interests each of you.

16:00 - End of the official meetup. Most often attendees stay and continue discussing up to around 18:00.

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Art work: St Paul's from the Surrey Side 1873 by Charles-François Daubigny