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Abra Brynne’s policy on birthright citizenship

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Should children born in this country to foreign parents automatically be granted citizenship?

AB>AB  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, anyone born on our soil is a citizen, regardless of parental status.

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Very strongly agree

Yes, anyone born on our soil is a citizen, regardless of parental status.

Canada has long practiced jus soli (with limited exceptions, e.g., children of foreign diplomats), and the Greens’ platform emphasis on equality and inclusion is most consistent with full birthright citizenship regardless of parents’ status. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

Yes

The Green Party of Canada is generally pro-immigration and pro-inclusion, and has supported easier pathways to status/citizenship; this aligns with maintaining broad birthright citizenship rather than restricting it. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes, but only if at least one parent is a legal resident.

Conditioning citizenship on a parent’s legal status is a restriction on jus soli; Greens tend to oppose measures that create precariousness or second-class status for children, so they’d be more likely to favor unconditional birthright citizenship. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No

A blanket rejection of automatic citizenship conflicts with the Greens’ typical rights-based, inclusive approach to newcomers and opposition to restrictive citizenship/immigration measures. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No, automatic citizenship encourages illegal immigration and 'birth tourism'.

Framing birthright citizenship as encouraging illegal immigration/birth tourism aligns more with restrictionist narratives; Greens generally prioritize humanitarian and rights-based policy over deterrence-based arguments. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

No, citizenship must be inherited by blood (jus sanguinis), not geography.

A shift to pure jus sanguinis would be a major restriction and is inconsistent with Green Party values around multiculturalism, inclusion, and protecting the rights of children born and raised in Canada. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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