Posts Tagged ‘nationality’
DOCTRINE: Why its Not worth Arguing you are NOT a “national of the United States” under Title 8 as a Fourteenth Amendment or Constitutional Citizen
INTRODUCTION: The question whether a person born within one of the several States is a “national,” a “national of the United States,” or a “national and citizen of the United States” appears simple until one examines the source of the status being described. The prevailing federal view treats these terms as largely overlapping categories and…
Read MoreCopilot: Is a 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22) “national of the United States” and 26 C.F.R. 51.2 “U.S. national” the same thing?
QUESTION 1: Is the “U.S. national” in 22 C.F.R. 51.2 the same as that in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)? 26 C.F.R. 51.2 is the authority for issuing passports. ANSWER 1: Yes — in ordinary legal usage, the term “U.S. national” in 22 C.F.R. § 51.2 is the same legal concept defined in 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(22). The regulation…
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