Thread: Dual Citizenship In The U.S. Is Impossible - Here's Why

Dual Citizenship In The United States Is Impossible - Here's Why
By Digger

Currently the United States allows immigrants to becomes citizens of this country, but also hold onto the citizenship of their home countries. This is dangerous for our country in my opinion because those people have divided loyalties to this country. If you really cared about America, you would become an American wholly and fully - full stop. Dual citizenship pffft.

So that leads us to the crux of the title of this post and why it is actually impossible to be a dual citizen. And here it is, the Oath of Allegiance taken by all new citizens.

"I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the armed forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God."

Wow! You renounce all allegiance to any other country, yet you hold onto citizenship of that country? Really? Should we believe you? Your first act in becoming a citizen is outright lying.

It also states that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States. True faith and allegiance includes remaining a citizen of another country as well? Really?

Many would claim that they just remain dual citizens because it is "paperwork-easy". It's easier to come back and forth between countries, etc.. But how can you stand there and take such an oath - and mean it - and remain tied to another country. Don't make me break out the Teddy Roosevelt quote again! OK you've forced my hand.



[quote]"There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn’t an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag… We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language… and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people.â€

Correct. If you are a citizen of another country, then you can not be a citizen of the United States without terminating that citizenship.

This is an excellent point raised in this article and we need to enforce it.

In addition, this is the very reason anchor babies are not really US Citizens. They were not born under the jurisdiction of the US if their parents are citizens of another country. They are born under the jurisdiction of their parents country determined by the citizenship of their parents.

The law has been perverted regarding the offspring of illegal aliens and any other non-citizen of the United States.

One huge problem with this, is that most of the people becoming citizens are on the low, low scale of education and close to illiterate. They don't know what that means most likely. And Mexico does appear to have dual citizenship or nationality or both...when I googled Mexican citizenship, some things sounded contradictory. So, I am not positive how that works.

Well all I know is these people getting ready to take their anchor kids to Mexico or where ever are going to the Mexican consulates and applying for Dual citizenship, so I guess the U.S. does not have to OK this dual citizenship?

and then Again a newborn is not taking the oath of citizenship....but this article brings up a very good point, and yet again our constitution or oaths seems to mean nothing anymore!