The US does a lot of things wrong--Exhibit A of course the Iraq war--but in one area, it has the right idea: every child born in the US--including to illegal immigrant parents-- is automatically a citizen of the US. I believe this is not the case anywhere in Europe--correct me if I'm wrong.

This makes all these children feel part of the US from day 1--and gives them a voice and a stake in its success.

Compare for instance, France--a huge and growing Moslem underclass who do not feel part of the country--with few prospects of change.



On a related topic, I've read that Germany had the idea to emulate the success of the US "green card" in attracting talented people--with a "German green card". But it was a total flop.   Reason: it had no path to German citizenship.



Now of course in the US we have towering intellects who want to END the automatic citizenship for children of illegal immigrants.

Right--let's throw away the main reason the US hasn't had immigrant riots recently (protests are NOT the same).