Why doesn't the US have mandated paid maternity leave?
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The US is the only rich nation offering no national paid parental-leave programme. Why is that – and could it change?
    • NathanielThomas@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      2 years ago

      My mother is literally German and most of my family is as well, and I can prove direct lineage. But I can’t get Germany citizenship because the laws are so strict.

      You’re right, Great Britain is easier for the children of Europeans, but other countries (possibly Denmark as well) are hard.

        • Imotali@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          2 years ago

          Could you maybe go over the process for how you got Italian citizenship? Trying to go through the process now with my fiancée and it’s… a lot (neither of us speaks Italian either).

          Specifically, how did you go about requesting documents from Italy? How did you know which civil registry to request from? What if I can’t find the civil registry for the state her descendant is from?

        • NathanielThomas@lemmy.worldEnglish
          11·
          2 years ago

          Oh for sure. Your EU citizenship is infinitely more valuable than my German lineage. The EU is a very sweet deal. I can’t how stupid Britain was to leave.