Is it where you are born, is it where you were raised? Do you simply become a citizen after moving somewhere? This concept has been argued over time and time again with no real definition or explanation that meets everyone’s interests and ideals. The reason this is so controversial is the fact that some definitions and ideas will benefit some people, while another definition will benefit someone else. A citizen, in my opinion, should be anyone who has some form of positive contribution the nation as a whole or are given citizenship by being born into this country by parents who are citizens.
To narrow this subject to a “good” citizen, we should first discuss a normal citizen, your average person who has citizenship in a country. As discussed by George Will, a opponent of the birthright citizenship, something should be changed but contrary to what he wants I believe that the birthright citizenship should be modified to help promote good citizens and not to end the whole birthright citizenship idea. The reason that the birthright citizenship is added here is not to punish those who are born by non-citizens but it’s to reward the people who have worked and earned their citizenship by giving citizenship to their children as well.
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This problem is unavoidable and will probably never be fully fixed to meet everyone’s needs. But now that we had talked about a citizen we can get into what makes a “good” citizen. A good citizen should be someone who is upstanding and makes a large positive contribution to the people of their country and the people around