This has not pleased Portugal, which, unlike Britain, has long granted full citizenship to its colonial subjects.
Denied full citizenship at home, many end up in Bangladesh, where some 200, 000 live in squalid border camps.
This is true whether or not Israel grants them full citizenship with voting rights or permanent residency without them.
Democrats generally prefer one comprehensive overhaul bill offering a path toward full citizenship for illegal immigrants who have been working here.
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He is not necessarily advocating full citizenship for undocumenteds.
Mr. Saverin now holds Brazilian citizenship, where he was born, and permanent residence in Singapore, a status that allows foreigners to stay in the city-state without visa restrictions and opens the door to full citizenship later on.
In public, Mr Gbagbo preaches reconciliation, but this does not extend to accepting the full citizenship of Mr Ouatarra, or of the millions of others whose parents may not have been born in what is now Ivorian territory.
Romney pledged to "work from the beginning of my administration to put in place a piece of legislation which deals with this issue on a long-term basis, " saying young illegal immigrants who serve in the military "should be able to become permanent residents of the United States, " a step short of full citizenship.
In 1957 he was granted full Australian citizenship, as opposed to other indigenous people, who were considered wards of state in the Northern Territory.
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The previous government waited until April 1996 to allow Montserratians, who as residents of dependent territories do not have full British citizenship, to come to Britain to work.
Creating a fair and equitable path to full legal status and citizenship for undocumented immigrants will enhance their prospects to participate fully in the American economic system, contributing to their communities through the work they do and providing jobs in turn as they spend the money they earn.
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This is because of the differences between residency and citizenship taxation, and the wording of the agreement is full of caveats.
However, it enabled these people to immigrate and to acquire immediate Israeli citizenship if they were the children, grandchildren or spouses of full-fledged Jews.
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The full list of drop-offs is below, listed alongside their country of citizenship.
No doubt some immigrants will find they want to live and work in the U.S. full time, and if so, any compromise should lay out the path to citizenship.
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That's the story of the movement for fairness and equality, and not just for those who are gay, but for all those in our history who've been denied the rights and responsibilities of citizenship -- (applause) -- for all who've been told that the full blessings and opportunities of this country were closed to them.
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