Should Lithuania adopt dual citizenship? Over the years dual citizenship has been at issue in Lithuania. Generally, multiple citizenship is not permitted by the laws. However, there are some exceptions where it is allowed. Some of those cases, when the citizen of Lithuania can have dual citizenship, is if he has moved out or was exiled, it also applies to his offsprings, from Lithuania before 11th March 1990. Moreover, it can be aquired on the basis of birth, being refugee in Lithuania, by the exception or after marrying a person of other state and gaining citizenship of that state. Furthermore, dual citizenship can be only acquired when it is permitted by the laws of both countries. In May 2015, Parliament voted for dual citizenship referendum, While some countries only permits dual nationality with particular countries, for example, Pakistan allows dual citizenship with other 16 countries, others, like the United States can have dual nationality with any country in the world. Dual citizenship is considered to be advantageous in many ways. A person can work, study and live in both countries. Having two passports makes it easier to travel between countries. Moreover, you can choose the passport to present when travelling to other countries which allow to bypass expensive visas or long queue. Accepting nationality of the residence country immerges person as a wholesome resident. As well as allowing a person to be a part of his homeland. There are a lot of negative arguments that debate the issue of multiple nationality. Acquiring dual citizenship lowers the meaning of nationality as a whole in terms of nationality being considered as a privilege. Moreover, it can be considered as issue of loyalty to the country. Person who has nationality of more than one country is obliged to the laws of those countries. Furthermore, that person can use of both countries civil, political and social rights. However, there is no regulations over which countries rights person can use. A person can not be involved in politics as their loyalty to the country is questionable. It might be taken as a tortious conduct or be understood as a treason to the It is suggested to follow the laws of the country in which person is currently residing. Moreover, country were military service can be done should be allowed to be chosen or it should be carried in current country of residence. It is assumed that votes in political matters of few individuals would not have high impact over vast majority of the votes. In the last 25 years around 700,000 people have emigrated from Lithuania. Just in year of 2014, 6997 Lithuanians lost their citizenship after accepting citizenship of another country. These numbers are steady and even increasing throughout the years. Legitimization of multiple nationality can decrease these numbers. Moreover, dual citizenship strengthens relations with native land and the practice of dual citizenship in other countries shows that people are positive about it. Opposing side is afraid that people will serve their duties in another countries instead of Lithuania. In case of a war those people would not come back to protect their home
non-citizens will be abandoned by the law and will be considered politically inappropriate. A similar situation takes place in Babel, when Amelia tries to persuade the police officer that she belongs to the land of America since she has been living there for over a decade now and has built her life but the officer tells her that taking the kids to Mexico without their parents assent is a serious offence for which she would be deported and even though she wants to have a lawyer, she is told by the officer that if she takes it to court, she’ll just end up in jail showing that all she was for America was an immigrant which didn’t give her any rights in the eyes of the law. The factors that influence citizenship here are beyond an individual’s power and control. Agamben asserts that, “every society sets this limit; every society—even the most modern—decides who its ‘sacred men’ will be”
In Nussbaum’s article I have a problem with the unrealistic goal of universal cosmopolitanism, as it is impossible for an individual to think of themself fully a citizen of the world. A sense of home identification will always linger as no one feels welcome or is welcomed in every nation or community on earth. It is impossible to make a patriotic person non patriotic as no one person has had the exact same
In 1790, there was Naturalization Act in United States that questioned who was able to receive the term citizenship. The Naturalization Act states that only free white people are eligible for citizenship. After the Naturalization Act, there has been movement, daily action, and protest from people of color, and white women. Politically, socially, and economically, white men hold dominance in United States for many years. Thus for that many years, the people of color and women would fight for their political, social, and economical rights in United States. These actions were done differently with each racial group, as they are in different hierarchical status. As “Benedict Anderson viewed the Nation as “imagined communities”—in the sense that they are systems of cultural representation whereby people come to imagine a shared experience of identification with an extended community.” (McClintock, 353) The passage talked about culture imperialism. The idea of how the society is structured was taught to the people through their culture, such as in religion, missionaries, and education. Therefore, many of the people of color and women fought to achieve the notion of nationality in United States.
A well-discussed debate among today’s economy is the issues concerning immigrants and their yearning desire to become American citizens. As displayed in The Jungle, a rather perturbing novel about the trials and ruthless temptations early America presents to a Lithuanian family, adjusting to new surrounding and a new way of life is quite difficult. To make matters worse, language barriers and lack of domestic knowledge only seems to entice starvation and poverty among newly acquired citizens, who simply wish to change their social and economic lives to better themselves and their families.
Irene Bloemraad. The North American Naturalization Gap: AN Institutional Approach to Citizenship Acquisition in the United States and Canada. Retrieved from https://courses.ryerson.ca/@@/CF12EBC688315C67DED46723CFC1F310/courses/1/pog100_w14_01/content/_2488288_1/Bloemraad2002.pdf
"A Reich citizen is only that subject of German or kindred blood who proves by his conduct that he is willing and suited loyally to serve the German people and the Reich."
, (2014, March 7). Immigration: Russian/Polish. Retrieved from http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/immigration/alt/polish.html. Mackay, D., (2014). The 'Standard'.
Firstly to justify why countries limit their immigrations, there should be knowledge of the different types of immigrants as there are different reasons to leave from one country and move into another. In the last 30 years, the number of international immigrants has been estimated 191 million worldwide, two times as before. As ...
The task of defining citizenship is a difficult endeavor which takes much thought and careful examination in order to make sense of what constitutes the ideals of citizenship. Citizens are individuals who have a legal status within the state. Unfortunately it would take an amendment actually the repealing of an amendment to end birthright citizenships. To do that will take years, if not decades. So it can be done, but it won 't fix the short term problem. What the US needs to do is to secure borders to stop mothers from coming into another country illegally and having their baby because as soonest they do they become American citizen and they cannot be denied any government benefits. It is completely different when a person does come here legally
What does it mean to be a citizen? What does it mean to be a part of a country? I believe that being a citizen is much more than just living in the same country for a set number of years. There are several ways that the word "citizen" can be defined. For example, individuals may say that when you do good deeds and make your country a better place you are considered a citizen. When you work hard to donate to your country you are showing that you believe in While there are other individuals believe that being a good citizen means portraying kindness, generosity, a helping hand; what some people may refer to as a servants heart. Of course, different countries will have different interpretations of what citizen is and
The process for Citizenship or Naturalization can be very short or very long it just depends on your status. There is a slight difference between naturalization and citizenship they both serve proof as U.S citizenship but the eligibility requirements differ. A Certificate of Citizenship is available to people who were born abroad and automatically acquired or derived U.S. citizenship through birth to or adoption by a U.S. citizen parent or parents (whether U.S. citizens by birth or naturalization), while a Certificate of Naturalization is given to a lawful permanent resident after he or she fulfills the requirements established by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).So if you plan on applying for Permanent residence you need
Birthright citizenship is the term used to refer to the citizenship that is granted to an individual who is born on the associated territory. Providing an individual with citizenship of any state or country means that one now has the rights, privileges and duties of a citizen in the related region. In the United States, birthright citizenship is a highly controversial topic; constant debates are held to discuss the effects of this issue. Whether for birthright citizenship or against it, both parties collect main ideas and events to answer the same question—Should birthright citizenship be carried on into the future of the United States?
“A global citizen is someone who identifies with being part of an emerging world community and whose actions contribute to building this community’s values and practices. (Ron Israel)”
The definition of citizenship has more to do than just a person who live in the country. A citizenship can be obtained by confirming the legal requirements and laws that comes from the nation, state and local authorities. Once the person becomes a citizen in the lawful country, the person will possess the rights and privilege for being a citizen, in addition to that they will also have the means to serve their responsibilities within the country, and in return the person can get the benefits from being a citizen. The person will get the rights to express themselves, freedom to worship, receive a fair trial by the jury, rights for employment, the right to vote, the right to pursue the office and the right to pursue liberty/happiness. I believe
Scholars of the European Union (EU) have a strong interest in the concept of European Union identity (Cram, 2009). The ‘European union’ identity can be identified nowadays, although there are still conflicts between national identities and a shared European identity which can be illustrated by the data from Eurobarameter and other sources. Most people perceive themselves as Europeans, as Anderson (1991) state, there is no contradictory between Europe and nation-state, ‘country first, but Europe, too’ is the main feeling of the public. However, some people don’t consider themselves as European which result from a strong attachment to the national culture. Even though, the tendency of the convergence of diverse national identity cannot be resisted (Cram, 2009). Migration of population within Europe and the implementation of Europe policy accelerate the progress of formation of the shared identity. This article is going to focus on two reasons why people are willing to define themselves as European by showing how their national identities interact with the European identity, mainly in two countries UK and Poland .The first reason is the issue of Euro, which can be regarded as a tangible symbol of a shared identity and can be perceived easily. The second reason is the collective memory shared among countries and entire Europe.