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“It was never about ‘legal’ immigration, but always about upholding white supremacy,” said one human rights lawyer.
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You don’t have to renounce old citizenship to be naturalized in the US.
You do if you’re from a country that doesn’t allow dual citizenship. I mean, it’s not a requirement on the U.S. side, but still.
Even with countries that allow dual citizenship, in some cases you have to re-acquire your previous citizenship because you automatically renounce it after getting US citizenship. It’s usually just a simple process of showing proof and swearing in front of a consular officer.
You don’t actually need to renounce it. I have acquired US Citizenship by Derivation and my citizenship in People’s Republic of China is automatically revoked.
I mean, they probably didn’t know until my US Citizen mom went back to China for a visit, and since US laws are not some secret, they know I’m a US Citizen by Derivation, so I’m no longer a PRC citizen.
