[MamaTexan]

You are a citizen of the United States, there is no other way to become a citizen.

True, but where does it say you have to be a citizen to reside here?

Hamdi is considered by the government to be an American citizen because he was born in Louisiana

There are U.S. Citizens and American Nationals...no such thing as 'American Citizen'.

Why does it seem so hard for folks to understand that America and the United States are two totally seperate things?

[justshutupandtakeit]

I never said anything about having to be a citizen to reside here.

America and the United States are generally used interchangeably even though technically not identical.

Neither of these issues was addressed by me perhaps you posted remarks to me that were meant for another.

[Jack Black]

Why does it seem so hard for folks to understand that America and the United States are two totally seperate things?

Because a lot of us use words in their simple plain meaning and don't torture them into submission to support our own strange little conspiracy theories. We also tend to pay our taxes and not worry about yellow finge on the flag.

But, by all means go ahead and enlighten me on your interpretation of the terms "America" and "United States".