The U.S. Supreme Court is considering the Trump administration's constitutional argument for tighter birthright citizenship, as Italy's Constitutional Court has approved a law raising the bar for would-be citizens. The new law aims to make citizenship more meaningful and more self-governing within a self-governed society. However, in the U., the citizen/noncitizen distinction is losing substance within America's permeable borders and beleaguered immigration enforcement. Italy's new law requires applicants to trace their ancestry to a parent's or a grandparent's Italian citizenship, not dually held with another country, and new applicants must also speak Italian good. The author argues that Italy's citizenship policy is similar to America's own immigration and law enforcement policy.