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If they don't have documentation, are they citizens?

• pjc50 6mo ago
  It is very, very important to the national psyche of both the UK and the US that the answer to this question can be "yes".
  • josteink 6mo ago
    Can you for an outsider expand on this argument. I’m not saying you’re wrong, but why is that?
    • runako 6mo ago
      If the US Constitution is to have force as the core document foundational to the governance of the US, it is important for its clear text to have the force of law. An executive agency creating new requirements for citizenship has the effect of overriding the Constitution, which brings into question what are the controlling documents for the country.
    • TheCoelacanth 6mo ago
      > All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. This is part of the US constitution. There's no "if they have proper documentation" qualification.
• JumpCrisscross 6mo ago
  > If they don't have documentation, are they citizens? Yes. As OP said, "anyone who has changed their name and does not have a notarized copy of the name change certificate, and most people who do not drive." Note that the first category includes many married women.