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Mexican Children Of U.S. Citizens: “Viges Prin” And Other Tales Of Challenges To Asserting Acquired U.S. Citizenship, Lee J. Teran
Mexican Children Of U.S. Citizens: “Viges Prin” And Other Tales Of Challenges To Asserting Acquired U.S. Citizenship, Lee J. Teran
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Mexican children with a U.S. parent face both historic and current challenges in acquiring U.S. citizenship. Following changes in U.S. immigration law, the number of individuals removed from the United States has swelled dramatically. This campaign against non-citizens has led to the removal of United States citizens, particularly individuals who were born abroad but claim citizenship through a U.S. citizen parent. Citizens are caught in the middle of conflicting goals between government efforts to adjudicate claims to acquired U.S. citizenship and the focus on crime and national security interests.
Even though many U.S. parents and their children born abroad are …