French right and far-right propose restricting birthright citizenship

Bruno Retailleau and Marine Le Pen revive the debate on reforming birthright citizenship in France.

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Their goal is to restrict access to French nationality for children born in France to foreign parents.

The left proposes ratifying the 1961 UN convention on reducing statelessness in response.

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