The following post is reblogged from the RenounceUScitizenship blog. It dovetails with Calgary411’s post on the same issue.
Why this topic is important
In a FATCA world there a large number of people who citizens and residents of Canada (and other countries) who may have a “U.S. taint” because they were born in Canada to a U.S. citizen parent. If the United States can deem these people to be U.S. citizens (against their will) then FATCA, CBT and FBAR will allow the United States to dramatically expand (even more) it’s “tax and penalty” base into other nations. It’s time to stop emphasizing U.S. citizens abroad. The time has come to start emphasizing the effects that the the U.S. “Alphabet Soup List of Taxes, Penalties and Life Restrictions” has on the citizens and residents of other nations – and ultimately those other nations.
Although there are many people who believe that U.S. citizenship is an opportunity, there are many others who believe that U.S. citizenship is an extreme disability. For those who do NOT live in the United States, it is clear that U.S. citizenship causes problems. Each individual is entitled to their opinion on whether being a U.S. citizen is worth the problems that U.S. citizenship implies. As I write this paragraph I am reminded of an older post I wrote, which was a letter written by a Canadian businessman to his son. The letter may be worth a read.
Introduction:
Again, *Can the U.S. deem somebody to be a U.S. citizen or (in the FATCA, FBAR and CBT world) forcibly impose U.S.… https://t.co/hlDf5jiq5g
— U.S. Citizen Abroad (@USCitizenAbroad) January 16, 2016
The above tweet references an earlier comment on this vitally important question.
Is having the "right to U.S. citizenship the same thing as having the obligation to accept U.S. citizenship?" https://t.co/JutMGzmMmF
— U.S. Citizen Abroad (@USCitizenAbroad) January 16, 2016
The purpose of this post is to continue hammering away at this very narrow issue/question.
Does the United States have the right to deem a person born outside the United States to be a U.S. citizen? Can the United States forcibly impose citizenship on a person NOT born in the United States?
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