Residence, not just descent, came to confer German citizenship.
Evidence
The term of residence required for naturalization was reduced from fifteen years to eight. In 2005, a new immigration law went into effect to attract highly-skilled workers, who would be eligible for permanent residence. — Manuel Borutta and Jan C. Jansen, Vertriebene and Pieds-Noirs in Postwar…, 208
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Descent-based citizenship served to absorb millions of expelled Germans. — Manuel Borutta and Jan C. Jansen, Vertriebene and Pieds-Noirs in Postwar…, 183; German citizenship law defines national belonging through racial blood descent — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1716; The nation-state made nationality a prerequisite for citizenship — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 85 (+3 more)
Broader Connections
- German citizenship law defines national belonging through racial blood descent
#contradicts(0.85) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1716 - The nation-state made nationality a prerequisite for citizenship
#contradicts(0.75) — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 85 - Recent migration politics center on who belongs as citizens.
#qualifies(0.75) — David Theo Goldberg, The Racial State, 141