Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Fred Mitchell addressed concerns about the United States policy on birthright citizenship while announcing the opening of nominations for this year’s national honours on Monday.

He said, “this is domestic policy of the United States.  It’s none of our business.  So whatever they decide about their rules, they are their rules.  We have a set of values ourselves and remember that  citizenship in our own country is not conferred by birth in the place.”