U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) has introduced a bill that would force Americans with dual citizenship to renounce other citizenships. Those who do not would have their U.S. citizenship cancelled (“An individual … who fails to timely comply with that paragraph shall be deemed to have voluntarily relinquished United States citizenship”).
It’s probably mainly grandstanding. And I don’t know how much traction this will get or how the U.S. Supreme Court would regard it, but these days it might be wise for Americans with dual citizenship not to take too much for granted.
I don’t think this will have the firepower to pass (for now), but regardless - glad my wife and I decided to stay in Taiwan for the foreseeable feature. Imagine doing all that work to get citizenship in the US just for some cabal of hyper nationalist brown nosers to pass legislation that forces you to make this crazy choice a few months/years later.
Being an American citizen is an honor and a privilege — and if you want to be an American, it’s all or nothing. It’s time to end dual citizenship for good,” Moreno said.
That’s all they got?
Foreigners in America with a powerful single-citizenship-only country already stop at US green card.
No need for US passport since the American military will still protect their home country
Foreigners in America with a weak home country passport have no problem renouncing
there is already solid precedent and SCOTUS cases showing that Congress cannot do this by statute but must pass a constitutional amendment. However, this SCOTUS is clearly a loose cannon.
EDIT: However, they can put strict limitation on naturalisation and paradoxically create a situation like TW, renounce first and then, since the person becomes a constitutional citizen covered by the 14th amendment as a naturalised citizen, that person can then resume his original citizenship(s) or naturalise again. Birthright and naturalised citizenships cannot be stripped by act of congress or decision of the executive.
Trumps administration has already loudly spokenthat they do not agree with their own constitution. Their supporters can take it or leave it, but it’s not up for debate.