Go read the whole thing: Citizens! – According To Hoyt
I’m not a guest. I’m not spending time here and intending to “return home.” THIS IS HOME. MY HOME. I have no other.
And that’s why I have the right to vote here. Because if this country gets demolished, or turned into a socialist shithole matters very much to me. And to my kids who, G-d willing, will live here after me.
And that’s why citizens are different. Now, can we police citizens to make sure they are wedded to this land of ours, and don’t intend to go back? No. BUT requiring citizenship is the very minimum you can do.
Citizenship and proof there of means there’s at least a chance they’re of us. Not just a hotel guest — or squatter — who wants to paint the walls black, or set explosive charges off in his room.
As a fellow Naturalized Citizen, I am with her 100%
Excellent piece.
Got a ticket to ride? Get on the train. No ticket? Wait.
I've never understood the concept of dual citizenship. Just seems a lesser commitment to each. Oath to one, so how can...
I suspect that folks like you and Sarah represent “the best” amongst us, since you both made conscious decisions to become Americans. My sister, OTOH, moved to Israel after college and eventually became an Israeli. She and her daughters are all dual citizens and have the right to vote in our elections. I can’t speak for my nieces, only one of which has spent more than a few weeks living here, but my sister is an idiot. Love her, don’t want her voting here.