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It did have a reason historically to exist.
America is a pretty young country. Lots of people moved there from Europe in the last 200 years. Birthright citizenship existed sothat people would move to America, to increase its population numbers.
Now that America's population numbers are hitting a maximum, immigration doesn't make sense anymore, and neither does birthright citizenship.
It is dependent on the developmental stage of the country and its population numbers IMO.