A friend of mine is an American, born and raised here. He applied for and received Irish citizenship. He got it because his father was Irish.
He has no interest in voting in Irish elections. He got it just because he likes to travel, and having an Irish passport makes it easy for him to travel throughout the EU.
That makes sense.
Nevertheless, I agree with you. The Founders made a mistake here. Either you’re an American or you’re a citizen of some other country. Pick one.
I had a very easy path to acquiring my Italian passport.
I did it because I could, and it makes entering an EU country very easy. I travelled to Rome in February and was at the taxi stand 15 minutes after landing.
I like that I have been able to document my heritage, and if I get to vote for Giorgia Meloni, all the better.
I’m not some subversive double agent.