On December 12, U.S. District Court Judge Clark Waddoups, a Bush Jr. appointee, ruled that persons born in American Samoa cannot be deprived of birthright citizenship. Here is the 69-page opinion in Fitisemanu v USA, 1:18cv-36. The case is in Utah because the plaintiffs live in Utah. This is the first time a court had ruled this way in a case on this issue. Thanks to Thomas Jones for this news.
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Edited By Richard Winger
When a *foreign* area became part of USA – the non-Indian [[[ *foreign* ]]] inhabitants/residents were mostly given an option to become USA Citizens or become *legal* foreign* residents [esp older folks] by laws/treaties —
British in 13 Orig States
French in LA Purchase
Spanish in FL purchase
etc.
ALLEGIANCE stuff.
See last para of 1776 DOI.
Various machinations for Pacific Ocean island folks — *home* state regimes totally wiped out.