Posted on 06/08/2008 3:25:27 PM PDT by null and void
Yeah but little cesears is cardboard crap.
Fine, why the hell don’t these people just go back to those countries and stay and denounce their American citizenship if we are so damned bad.
That was my experience as well when I traveled from France (which I entered on my US passport), into Andorra and Spain. Once you are admitted into an EU country on a valid passport, it seems that the borders within the EU disappear even for a non-EU citizen like me. I was disappointed because I wanted an Andorran stamp in my passport!
I'll bet that the fact that he didn't have his US passport with him was the problem.Perhaps a US diplomat who didn't want his weekend spoiled used the lack of a passport as an excuse.Also,why would a US diplomat become involved in an issue involving a car accident? A health emergency or an arrest is one thing...but a car accident with a guy who can't prove his US citizenship is another...IMO.
And BTW,did this associate leave his US passport back in the US or did he just fail to bring it to the diplomatic mission on that day? If it's the former,I'll bet he had a problem getting back into the US.
Consider that some countries do not recognise any renunciation taken as part of a citizenship oath elsewhere; the UK, for example, says it's the only authority to grant or remove its citizenship and removal of UK citizenship, if I remember right, only follows conviction for treason, which hasn't happened since WW2.
I've noticed Europeans, especially Germans and ones from Scandinavia, display this when they are amongst Americans, and Americans alone. I'd say this is a thinly-veiled form of envy, not exhibited while they are in the midst of other nationalities.
GE Healthcare has a center in Sweden, where Americans, Germans and the Swedish, end up working together. You can see it all the time, there.
Americans with dual citizenship should be asked to declare which one it will be.
I agree, but the Supreme Court says that dual citizenship cannot be prohibited. Perhaps the Congress will change the law and prohibit it. But they would also need to include a proviso in the law that removes the law from the jurisdiction of the courts. Congress almost NEVER uses this power. They prefer to pass laws and then let the courts overrule them. The courts then take the blame.
True. But if someone wants to go over there and live in a place where that can happen, they deserve what they get.
Of course they are still able to vote as an expat in US national elections via absentee ballet; i.e. the same way you vote when you’re an expat living overseas just for work.
And as far as I know, regardless how long you live overseas you can continue to vote absentee as long as you keep-up your registration in the last place you lived.
So in other words, these people with dual-citizenship can vote in elections for both countries. Think about it....that pretty scary.
Word...
She was in mixed groups. I do know there were Brits, Belgians and French involved. The Europeans wanted to talk politics which she said the American contingent wasn’t interested in.
I have heard Europeans doing as you say. It was Brits though trying to act superior to a group of American high school kids.
Hmmmmmmmmmm....I’m a military brat, born in Germany...I guess that qualifies???
What, that doesn't sound good to you?
America peaked long ago. As the next generations of uneducated dolts come of age, the country will be truly lost.
Jawhol!
Sort of like how food and fuel costs aren't part of "core inflation"...
A fair free trade regime would open the doors both ways. From any country where we import labor, we should have a two way agreement so that displaced US citizens can freely move in the opposite direction.
The world is changing rapidly, with traffic jams in bush cities and two story air conditioned shopping malls in third world countries. There are some good countries out there, but you have to be careful choosing.
Why Congress treats US labor as a captive market while treating non-citizen labor as a free market deserves some examination. If you can utilize a citizenship angle to maximize the return on your intellectual capital, more power to you!.
That's interesting. Where can the "non core" inflation rate be found?
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