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Why should citizenship be a matter of birth? The premise held by those who want to end birthright citizenship is that some people deserve it and some do not - that the status shouldn't be handed out automatically. Frankly, that's a premise worth considering.
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Birth: | 1968 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Educator, Journalist, Strategist, Writer |
Eric Liu was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA. He is an American writer, journalist, strategist, and founder of Citizen University. He served as Deputy Assistant to President Clinton for Domestic Policy at the White House between 1999 and 2000. He served as Speechwriter and Director of Legislative Affairs for the National Security Council at the White House from 1993 to 1994. He is currently a Senior Law Lecturer at the University of Washington School of Law. He is a regular columnist for CNN.com and a correspondent for TheAtlantic.com. He wrote the 'Teachings' column for Slate magazine from 2002 to 2005. He studied history at Yale University and graduate of Harvard Law School. He has written several books include: The Accidental Asian, Guiding Lights, and A Chinaman's Chance.
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