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OneJohn410 -> US citizenship (8/7/2008 10:48:30 PM)

The United States of America (USA) has been called the the great melting pot of the world, as many, many nationalities of the world are its citizens. If anyone chooses, she or he can say I'm an American. Then there's countless variations of this... I'm Swedish-American, or Italian-American. I'm not intentionally excluding anyone.

A recent post got me thinking... does anyone know of a nation that renounces anyone who takes up citizenship in the USA? That is, they choose to move to the USA, and are therefore no longer seen as being of their former nationality? Their religion no longer accepts them as believers? That their emigration labels them as no longer true to their nation of origin?

The word defector comes to mind, but that was for someone emigrating on the sly, where nothing could be done to stop them, though it be watched for and the stopping tried. I'm wondering if there's a 'if you leave, here's what you will not find should you return,' situation.

Thanks,
OneJohn410



ta_mosquito -> RE: US citizenship (8/7/2008 11:00:43 PM)

The vast majority of countries do not have a dual citizenship agreement with the USA. If a Swede becomes a US citizen, he must give up his Swedish citizenship.

The only country I'm aware of where this is not the case is Canada. People (adults) can have dual citizenship in the US and Canada, as long as they do not serve in either country's armed forces. (I'm not sure if there are other stipulations or not.)

Or are you not referring to citizenship but something else?



colliefan -> RE: US citizenship (8/8/2008 11:01:05 PM)

I will give a truly weird example. I was born in Mexico City. My mother an American citizen, my father, at the time, was a Canadian citizen. It wasn't until I registered for the draft and to vote that I renounced my other citizenship.

Maybe my Canuck blood is the reason I love the sport of hockey.



OneJohn410 -> RE: US citizenship (8/9/2008 2:01:46 AM)

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ORIGINAL: ta_mosquito

The vast majority of countries do not have a dual citizenship agreement with the USA. If a Swede becomes a US citizen, he must give up his Swedish citizenship.

The only country I'm aware of where this is not the case is Canada. People (adults) can have dual citizenship in the US and Canada, as long as they do not serve in either country's armed forces. (I'm not sure if there are other stipulations or not.)

Or are you not referring to citizenship but something else?

Max the Muslim and family emigrate to the US from country X. His faith in country X dominates its politico, and they are not on friendly terms with the USA.

Christian churches in the USA have ministry outreaches to Max and his family. Are there stories out there from such emigrants knowing that they will not be welcome back in X again, and as far as the Muslim church in X sees it, Max and fam have been eXcommunicated from the Muslim faith- as in infidels now? Max can say I'm American, and I'm also Muslim.

It's a citizenship thing, but also a religion thing, and then does Max and family become known as other on nationality profiles for census and such, or is their an X-American category?

Thanks for the call to clarify. Yep, this is starting to make less and less sense.[:)]

OneJohn410



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