Citizenship is not a (birth) right!

But you have to join; just being born into a military family is not enough! Not anymore, anyway.

Today USCIS issued guidance that DHS "no longer considers children of U.S. government employees and U.S. armed forces members residing outside the United States as 'residing in the United States' for purposes of acquiring citizenship” --https://t.co/IRNR21Qm4P

— Tal Kopan (@TalKopan) August 28, 2019

You read that right.

Children born to U.S. service members and government employees overseas will no longer be automatically considered citizens of the United States, according to policy alert issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Wednesday.

Previously, children born to U.S. citizen parents were considered to be "residing in the United States," and therefore would be automatically given citizenship under Immigration and Nationality Act 320. Now, children born to U.S. service members and government employees, such as those born in U.S. military hospitals or diplomatic facilities, will not be considered as residing in the U.S., changing the way that they potentially receive citizenship.

So, embassy workers, military wives, anybody overseas on government business, better hie your ass home in time to give birth (no later than 36 weeks into pregnancy, generally), or your kid has to be naturalized.  Because:  foreigners!  Birthright citizenship sucks!  SOMETHING?  I dunno; I just agree with this guy.

As a veteran who served overseas, who had many friends who had children overseas WHILE THEY WERE SERVING THE MILITARY, can I say that stripping their children of the citizenship OF THE COUNTRY THEY ARE SERVING IS EVIL AND INSANE.

— Machine Pun Kelly (@KellyScaletta) August 28, 2019

Well, yeah, but:  the movie!

Of course it is.