As a US citizen who was born in the UK, how risky is it to leave and reenter the US right now?
As a US citizen who was born in the UK, how risky is it to leave and reenter the US right now?
Until now this would have been a stupid question - this is my home. But we're in a strange timeline. My background is I was born in the UK, met first husband, married, got green card, that went tits up, divorced, met husband 2, found forever love, married, naturalized in 2021. Have my passport and everything.
It's my dad's birthday, and he lives in the UK. I want to go back and celebrate, but I'm nervous about reentry into the US. I naturalized during the Biden presidency, and I am a Democrat, I feel nervous that I have a target on my back. I have a home and pets here. Am I ridiculous for worrying or should I be cautious about leaving right now?
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I think it really depends on how white you are. I'm 192cm tall, born in California, white as fuck with blue eyes, so I think that I'm pretty safe. However, I've cautioned my sister who was born on Java that she really has to take precautions. She's lived here and been naturalized since she was 1 years old, but even so, she's got brown skin, so she's a target for this RACIST AS FUCK government.
Oh don't worry. They'll come for you soon.
They've already gotten away with kicking people out to a south american torture prison.
And they are actively and openly working on how to strip citizenship from people, so they can disappear anyone to the south american torture prison.
So you are not safe. You just have lots of brown and hispanic people infront of you to take the initial bullets.
Which is why we all need to be stopping this shit now, because we all know how the poem ends.
Hey I don't disagree with your points but just wanted to mention that El Salvador is in North America (in a sub-region known as Central America)
edit: unless there are additional South American facilities they've been building that I'm unaware of
No, I just brain farted and said south instead of central.
Proper call out. Gonna leave my post unedited, so your callout remains relevant.
They're arresting white people too.
But less often.
That's a valid point.
I have a close friend who was born in Venzuela, and became a citizen in January. She feels much safer now, and thinks she's in the clear. I'm still worried about her, but i don't want to scare her with my own anxiety.
These MAGA Nazis want to get rid of Birthright Citizenship, which every nation in the world recognizes. If they won't even respect that, they aren't going to respect anything else - including Green Cards or Naturalization.
Bottom line - if you were born in another country, you are an enemy, and they want you out.
which every nation in the world recognizes
Well, this is flat out not true at all 😅
There are ~30-35 that recognize some degree of birthright citizenship under certain circumstances (for example, having a parent that has citizenship), but few countries have unconditional birthright citizenship, particularly outside of the Americas.
Ok, maybe not all, but the countries we tend to equate ourselves with recognize it.
How many countries isn't the point, anyway. It's in the Constitution, in any case.
Also depends how much presence you have on social media, and how public you are avout your political opinions there.