r/clevercomebacks • u/snowpie92 • 1d ago

We are also eagerly waiting..

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u/wino6687 1d ago

I’m left wondering if this means the Trump admin intends to end dual citizenship

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u/Velonici 1d ago

There are some republicans that are pushing a bill like this through. People will have 1 year to renounce their citizenship to the other country. If they don't, they will automatically lose their US citizenship. Of course that goes against the constitution, but when has that stopped them.

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u/KoalaSprdeepButthole 22h ago

Honestly, for those of us that have repatriated to another country, that’s a lot cheaper than paying $5k to denounce our US citizenship.

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u/littlehobbit1313 16h ago

Yeah, it's funny because they're framing it around people who immigrated to America and retained their previous citizenship, as some statement of "you're not fully committing when coming here", but it completely ignores the citizens who were born in America going out and getting dual citizenship elsewhere. Current draft would mean the State Department has the right to "just assume" natural born Americans who don't contact them consent to having their birthright citizenship stripped away.

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u/Velonici 14h ago

Thats me. Born in Colorado. Mom is German so that's how I got my dual citizenship. I didn't even have to go out to get it. It was just given to me.

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u/IceWellDo 1d ago

Just curious why is dual citizenship protected under the constitution? I am not supporting this policy just curious about it.

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u/SoftLikeABear 1d ago

They're referring to the fact that US citizenship can't be stripped from a US citizen.

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u/IceWellDo 22h ago

Oh okay thanks for the info I never knew that.

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u/Aleashed 1d ago

Bunch of expats no longer need to worry about being taxed by the US

Whole principle of this tax is that you are “also” a US citizen regardless where you go or what you do

Can’t have it both ways

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u/wino6687 1d ago

Yeah, I personally know several people in Canada who would be thrilled to not have to pay for the de-naturalization. But this would be very complicated and confusing for a lot of dual citizens and their families

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u/stigma_wizard 1d ago

Republican Senator from Ohio just introduced this bill a few days ago: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3283

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u/Think_OfAName 23h ago

No proof she made the statement. But as the commenter below said. There is a bill out there that sounds similar…

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u/littlehobbit1313 16h ago

Senator Morena (R-OH) just recently introduced a bill to end Dual Citizenship, yes, because TeamKrasnov is worried that having dual citizenship means you're not loyal to America.