Birthright citizenship - what is it and which countries have it?

A newborn lies on his mother's stomach after a delivery at the medical clinic St Vincent de Paul in Lille Source: AFP

United States president Donald Trump has again stoked controversy by suggesting so-called birthright citizenship in the United States should be ended. There are concerns not only about his suggestion itself, but how he's proposed to implement it. Maheswaran Prabaharan has the story in Tamil, written by Sunil Awasthi for SBS News.

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