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Re: Question for the Conservatives out there
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 14 Jul 2004 02:47:32 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys wrote:
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K, Canada is assimilated by the US--
Can I run for Prez?
Is being ‘born in the US’ retroactive for Canadians if Canada becomes 51-64
states?
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That’s a good question. The closest precedent I could think of is that if you
weren’t a natural born citizen, you could still be eligible by being a citizen
of the US before the constitution was adopted, but I remember reading that that
was basically a one-time deal so Alexander Hamilton would be eligible.
I think the citizenship of your birth, regardless of what happens to that
country later on, is what determines whether you were a “natural born citizen”,
which would mean that the only Canadian citizens that would be eligible until 35
years after Canada’s theoretical annexation would be those born with
multi-national citizenship between Canada and the US (and they could be eligible
anyways, as long as they met the other requirements).
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| (...) The US doesn't recognize dual citizenship. It's a bit of a scam because they do sort of look the other way, but it is possible for the US to retroactively negate your citizenship if they find that you have also claimed Canadian (or any) (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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