evidence: The French interior minister said Sunday, February 11, the government planned to amend the Constitution to revoke birthright citizenship on the Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, the poorest part of the country, which has been struggling with social unrest and a crippling migration crisis. Mayotte is composed of two islands that voted to stay part of France in 1973, while the others in the surrounding Muslim-majority archipelago sought independence, becoming the Comoros Islands. Thousands of Comorans fleeing the poverty and corruption of their homeland make the trip across to Mayotte in search of higher living standards every year. [...] Mayotte, which lies northwest of Madagascar, became a full-fledged French department in 2011. According to France's National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE), the 375-square kilometer island is home to around 310,000 people, but officials say this figure is seriously underestimated. Nearly half of island residents do not have French nationality. According to INSEE, more than 40% of the islanders survive on less than €160 per month.