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Americans renounce their citizenship for any number of reasons. Some, like Lehagre, have no actual ties to the U.S. beyond their parents. Others do so for political reasons.
Over the past few years, more and more Americans have been renouncing their citizenship altogether. Anti-immigrant, anti-Semitic, and anti-LGBTQ sentiment are major drivers, as is the erosion of ...
"With political divisions and societal tensions at an all-time high, American investors, entrepreneurs, and wealthy families are increasingly hedging their bets and pursuing backup citizenship or ...
Under Department of Energy guidelines, an action that shows allegiance to a country other than the United States, such as a declaration of intent to renounce U.S. citizenship or actual renunciation of citizenship, demonstrates foreign preference and thus is a ground to deny a security clearance. [186]
DHS considered implementing the Reed Amendment by presuming that a former citizen seeking entry had renounced U.S. citizenship for the purpose of avoiding taxation if he or she failed to pay the expatriation tax, obtained a windfall shortly after renunciation, or established residence in a tax haven, and placing the burden of proof on the ...
[3] [4] Nonetheless, no colonies screened newcomers based on their political beliefs. [3] Beginning in the 1790s, immigration began to be seen in a more threatening light. [5] The 1798 Alien Act arose from fears of foreign radicals infiltrating the new nation. [6]
In fact, nearly one-third of Americans living abroad are either planning to renounce their citizenship or are seriously considering it, according to a recent survey. Of these expats, three in four ...
The Ex-PATRIOT Act was a proposed United States federal law to raise taxes and impose entry bans on certain former citizens and departing permanent residents.The law would automatically classify all people who relinquished U.S. citizenship or permanent residence in the decade prior to the law's passage or any future year as having "tax avoidance intent" if they met certain asset or tax ...