Posted on 11/11/2019 5:46:51 PM PST by DallasBiff
Neil Young wants to become a US citizen and vote in the 2020 presidential election.
But the Canadian singer-songwriter says his citizenship application is being held up because he uses marijuana. "When I recently applied for American citizenship, I passed the test. It was a conversation where I was asked many questions. I answered them truthfully and passed," Young said in a statement on his Neil Young Archives website. "Recently however, I have been told that I must do another test, due to my use of marijuana and how some people who smoke it have exhibited a problem."
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Keep on rockin’ in the freee wooorld...
He’s been living here since the late 60’s, and he’s just getting around to this now?
Naturalization does require the following oath:
I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; ...
In practice, this is taken to mean that in the case of any conflict in responsibilities between your US citizen and any other citizenship, the US responsibilities must be considered first.
In fact, a dual-citizen living in the USA can typically vote in their other country of citizenship by visiting the closest embassy.
Try even entering Canada with a DWI conviction as an American citizen, Neil.
Stop whining. It’s illegal in most of this country.
You made that choice. Marijuana is more important to you than US citizenship.
I know...but like the Left, I’ll claim it’s so!
No dual voters. All of this immigrant dual citizen crapola is less than 30 years old.
Mexico encourages Mexicans to vote in both countries.
I think he has 2 sons with mental disorders.
I knew he got involved because he had a child with developmental / mental problems. I didn’t know it was two kids.
No matter what you think about somebody’s politics, that is an incredibly hard thing to deal with in life (personal experience) and what he has done with the Bridge School is to be commended.
Can’t blame him for wanting to get access to American Healthcare, he qualifies for Medicare now and he wouldn’t have to wait months to get a doctor’s appointment.
Agreed.
It is also perfectly legal for a US citizen (natural or otherwise) to naturalize in another country and maintain their US citizenship.
He’s rich enough he can see any doctor he wants at any time with almost no wait. I doubt very much he is looking for access to Medicare.
Time was enlisting with a foreign army or voting in a foreign election could negate a birthright citizenship.
And certainly foreign nationals who ‘became’ Americans could lose that claim to American citizenship if they continued to vote in foreign elections.
But Estados Stupidios likes diminishing claims at sovereign status.
It’s been a rapid decline of enforcement in the past thirty years but no laws have changed. Same with illegal immigration.
The laws are pretty clear regarding this. The only acts along those lines that are automatically expatriating are enlisting in a foreign military *engaged in active hostilities against the USA*, and accepting a policy-level office under another nations government (e.g. president, a cabinet minister, etc.). There are other “potentially expatriating acts” but these must be done *with the intention of losing US citizenship*. If the individuals intention is to remain a US citizen, the law is very clear. There is no loss of citizenship. It is not a question of enforcement or discretion. It is the US code.
I guess it's the free college that is attracting him then.
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