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LETTER: The birthright citizen debate

Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Gary Rosenfeld Tampa, Florida

December 12, 2024 - 9:02 pm

Updated December 13, 2024 - 9:26 am

I’ve seen wire stories in the Review-Journal about Donald Trump and birthright citizenship. There is a simple solution to this. Amend the rules so that any child born on U.S. soil to non-citizen parents would be given dual citizenship when either parent becomes a legal U.S. citizen or the child turns 18 and requests to become a permanent citizen, thereby renouncing his or her home country.

I’m fairly sure that visiting tourists from other countries who may give birth in the United States while on holiday were not looking to game the birthright lottery and would gladly return to their home country with their newborn. Simple solution, maybe?

LETTER: The risks of digging underground in Las Vegas

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LETTER: Pointing fingers over fire

Robert Rovere Las Vegas

January 17, 2025 - 9:02 pm

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LETTER: Too many license plate scofflaws in Nevada

Charlie Ward Las Vegas

January 17, 2025 - 9:02 pm

I wonder if these same vehicle owners can afford insurance because they evidently cannot afford to license their vehicles. This puts everyone on the road at risk.

LETTER: Kyle Canyon Road and safety hazards

Jim Thomson Las Vegas

January 17, 2025 - 9:02 pm

The city has allowed the developer to sell these newly developed homes without repairing Kyle Canyon Road to its former rough, but serviceable, condition and without completing off-site or right-of-way improvements.

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