We know he attacks black women, Muslims, women, Latinos, immigrants, and Jews and we know that white supremacists are the number one domestic terror threat in America coming for all of us. We’re going to unite. [More]
Now there's some Opposite Day "progressive" inclusivity for you! It's a good thing our diversity is our strength!
As far as the "dual loyalty trope," this is another instance of conflating reality with racism. To become a U.S. citizen requires an oath I talked about when trying to convince gun owners not to let Republicans sell them
a bill of goods on Arnhole:
There’s another oath Arnold took, back in 1983, when he became an American citizen:
"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; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God."
But there’s a problem: Arnold apparently never really meant it (any more than he would the governor’s oath) and pulled strings with the Austrian government to retain his citizenship there, as well. This despite the fact that the government of Austria “[i]n general… does not allow dual citizenship…Thus, if a person acquires US citizenship, he/she usually has to renounce the actual citizenship he/she is holding.”
The problem reaches beyond Austrian law. According to Kurzban's Immigration Law Sourcebook, “The U.S. government has generally looked with disfavor on United States Citizens maintaining dual nationality.” Indeed, the US Department of State cautions that “dual nationals owe allegiance to both the United States and the foreign country.”
Furthermore, the State Department warns of “security clearance implications” when people in its employ hold dual citizenships...
The oath still stands. And the State Department still maintains as
official U.S. policy:
Dual nationals owe allegiance to both the United States and the foreign country.
That's the way it was under the Obama administration with Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State.
Funny, how it's suddenly become a problem.
[Via Michael G]
