41% of Italians interviewed said they were opposed to 'ius soli'; But most agree with law
The Italian population supports granting citizenship to those born on Italian soil, according to a survey carried out by the Ipsos Institute, and published this Sunday (07) by the Il Sussidiario portal.
According to data released by the institute, 55% of the population agree that the Italian parliament presents a law that allows individuals the right to nationality of the place where they were born. It's the call 'ius soli' ( jus soli), which in Latin means “soil right”.
However, the issue does not please Italy's Interior Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Matteo Salvini. At the end of March, the League leader said that current Italian citizenship law is great.
The new law will now be reviewed by the European Union's courts. And there are European precedents that strengthen the defense of descendants.
- New legal front opened
- Processes can still be filed.
- Individual analysis of your case.
The minister was referring to the wish of teenager Ramy Shehata, “hero” of the hijacking of a school bus, which prevented a massacre of unprecedented proportions in the country, by offering Italian citizenship to his colleagues who were children of immigrants.
Salvini is not alone: 41% of Italians interviewed said they opposed the 'ius solis.
Brazil – and most American countries, including the United States – follows the law of “ius soli”. In other words, if a child is born on Brazilian soil, he or she will automatically gain Brazilian nationality, regardless of the nationality of his or her parents.
understand the difference
Ius Sanguinis guarantees the applicant the right to citizenship of a country through their ancestry, that is, through “right of blood”.
Ius Soli, which means “right of soil” in Latin, guarantees the individual the right to the nationality of the place where they were born.
