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Should Birth-Right Citizenship Be Reinstated?

The Government must reverse the 2004 amendment to the Constitution and reintroduce birth-right ci...

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07.41 13 Nov 2020


Should Birth-Right Citizenship Be Reinstated?


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07.41 13 Nov 2020


The Government must reverse the 2004 amendment to the Constitution and reintroduce birth-right citizenship.  That’s according to a new campaign from the Labour party. As children born here to non-national parents after 2005 come of age and risk deportation, is now the time to debate the issue once again?  And Labour Senator and the party’s Spokesperson on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration Ivana Bacik joined us on the show.

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