McCain having dual citizen Juan Hernandez on his staff is a huge conflict of interest between the US and Mexican governments.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/images2/jhernandez.jpg
Juan Hernandez middle between Fox and Bush
Juan Hernandez claims dual US/Mexican citizenship?
Mexico doesn't have an actual Dual Citizenship Law I can locate. It does have the MEXICAN DUAL NATIONALITY PROGRAM--Passed unanimously by the Mexican Congress March 20, 1998 and is one amendment away from dual citizenship. Ref: http://www.aztlan.net/dualcit.htm
Hernandez was born in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1955 to an American mother and a Mexican father, Hernández grew up in his father's home state of Guanajuato.
http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/read ... Num=214204Quote:
Dr. Juan Hernandez serves as a Senior Fellow of the Institute’s Comprehensive Immigration Reform Initiative. Dr. Hernandez formerly served as a cabinet member to President Vicente Fox as Director of the Office for Mexicans Living Abroad. He is the first American to serve Mexico’s government at this level. He left his cabinet position to create The Organization for Hispanic Advancement, (HispanA, a non-profit 501c3). Dr. Hernández’s recent book, The New American Pioneers, is an authoritative, in depth look at the complex issues related to Mexican immigration.
Dr. Hernandez, a Texas native, is also the founder of the Center for U.S.-Mexico Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas. In addition, he is a leading figure in the Latino evangelical community and partners frequently with We Care America to address the humanitarian and faith-based issues involved in the debate over immigration reform.
Should Juan Hernandez lose his US citizenship because:
1. He was a Mexican Government Cabinet member. (Did he make policy or take an oath of office?)
2. He evidently became a naturalized citizen of Mexico & Mexican law allows Dual Nationality. How did he get citizenship?
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ADVICE ABOUT POSSIBLE LOSS OF U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND DUAL NATIONALITY
The Department of State is responsible for determining the citizenship status of a person located outside the United States or in connection with the application for a U.S. passport while in the United States.
POTENTIALLY EXPATRIATING STATUTES
Section 349 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1481), as amended, states that U.S. citizens are subject to loss of citizenship if they perform certain acts voluntarily and with the intention to relinquish U.S. citizenship. Briefly stated, these acts include:
(1) obtaining naturalization in a foreign state (Sec. 349 (a) (1) INA);
(2) taking an oath, affirmation or other formal declaration to a foreign state or its political subdivisions (Sec. 349 (a) (2) INA);
(3) entering or serving in the armed forces of a foreign state engaged in hostilities against the U.S. or serving as a commissioned or non-commissioned officer in the armed forces of a foreign state (Sec. 349 (a) (3) INA);
(4) accepting employment with a foreign government if (a) one has the nationality of that foreign state or (b) a declaration of allegiance is required in accepting the position (Sec. 349 (a) (4) INA);
(5) formally renouncing U.S. citizenship before a U.S. consular officer outside the United States (sec. 349 (a) (5) INA);
(6) formally renouncing U.S. citizenship within the U.S. (but only "in time of war") (Sec. 349 (a) (6) INA);
(7) conviction for an act of treason (Sec. 349 (a) (7) INA).
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DISPOSITION OF CASES WHEN ADMINISTRATIVE PREMISE IS INAPPLICABLE
The premise that a person intends to retain U.S. citizenship is not applicable when the individual:
(1) formally renounces U.S. citizenship before a consular officer;
(2) takes a policy level position in a foreign state;
(3) is convicted of treason; or
(4) performs an act made potentially expatriating by statute accompanied by conduct which is so inconsistent with retention of U.S. citizenship that it compels a conclusion that the individual intended to relinquish U.S. citizenship. (Such cases are very rare.)
Cases in categories 2, 3, and 4 will be developed carefully by U.S. consular officers to ascertain the individual's intent toward U.S. citizenship.
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http://travel.state.gov/law/citizenship ... p_778.html