[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

McStain was born on what was U.S. soil at the time (The Panama Canal Zone).

[Moseley]

“McStain was born on what was U.S. soil at the time (The Panama Canal Zone).”

So was my sister — in the same hospital (Gorgas Hospital).

But my sister still was eligible to be a Panamanian citizen.

My sister had a US passport from the age of about 6, as we travelled as a family.

I held her US passport in my hand.

And yet she was still eligible up through becoming an adult when she had to file paperwork disclaiming any claim to be Panamanian.