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Originally Posted by White Rabbit
Denying citizenship to 3rd and 4th generation Turks in Germany and thus treating them as second class citizens.
That is essentially, racist. The German definition of German citizenship is essentially racist.
Not much different than many other European nations there.
Apparently being born in Germany to two parents who were born in Germany is still sufficient for one to be denied German citizenship.
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That's not quite true anymore. Such children usually acquire German citizenship at birth and later can chose between the German and their parents nationality. German citizenship may also be acquired by naturalization by those with permanent residence who have lived in Germany for 8 years. Additional requirements include an adequate command of the German language and an ability to be self-supporting without recourse to welfare.
German Embassy London - Reform of Germany's citizenship and nationality law
German nationality law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Interestingly, it's rather the other way round. Many first Generation Turks didn't want German citizenship and didn't integrate into the German community but rather stayed on their own. For second and third generations the situation is a bit different. But they still suffer from the lack of integration of their parents' generation. They are stuck in the middle between two cultures.