To become a naturalized U.S. citizen, it is necessary to take this solemn oath: “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; … so help me God.”
There is no ambiguity about this oath. To become a U.S. citizen, immigrants are required by our law not only to swear allegiance to the United States, but to absolutely and entirely renounce any and all allegiance to the nation from which they came. This oath makes clear that there can never be any divided loyalty or dual citizenship with an immigrant’s native country. This oath should prevent naturalized U.S. citizens from ever again voting or holding office in their native country.
Some countries are now falsely leading U.S. immigrants to believe that they can be dual citizens. Mexico is promoting the notion that Mexicans in the United States can vote in both countries. Mexico even has a Cabinet member who has announced that his mission is to get all Mexican-Americans to think Mexico first, ahead of the United States. This dangerous notion dilutes our national identity and culture.
Unfortunately, Supreme Court justices who believe they can evolve the Constitution have encouraged the mischievous notion of dual citizenship, although they have never endorsed it. The judges have no business interfering with this issue because the U.S. Constitution grants all questions of citizenship and naturalization exclusively to Congress, not to judges. Tell your Member of Congress to pass legislation that makes it crystal clear that there can be no dual citizenship. We want all immigrants to be 100% American.
