Yep, I couldn’t have said it better. It seems to me that an American citizen parent can transmit a sense of patriotism, allegiance and love of country to a child who is capable of grasping those concepts, from anywhere on the planet.
Washington, Jefferson and Madison had no trouble accepting honorary French citizenship to show solidarity with the French Revolution. Nor did they oppose granting American citizenship to the Marquis de Lafayette.
De Lafayette imported American dirt to France so he could be buried on American soil.
Don't you mean MATRIotism? PATRIotism is the domain of the Father.
Washington, Jefferson and Madison had no trouble accepting honorary French citizenship to show solidarity with the French Revolution.
Jefferson didn't get Honorary citizenship. Aren't you keeping up?
Washington and Madison had no problem with it because it was honorific, not actual.