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Happy Birthday! You're Expatriated! - The Dual Citizenship Debate

February 21, 2013

Some see it as a long overdue act of fairness, others as a threat to Germany's national security: dual citizenship. Now the country's two main political parties are debating the issue. For thousands of young immigrants it's about their very identity. According to the current rules, they must choose between German citizenship and that of their country of origin by their 23rd birthday.

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