Man, you are so right. It happened to my friends the Watanabes.
I was hired to do research on this after I retired. In the LA National Archives, I found thousands of letters,by J-A's to the Spanish Consulate in Seattle. (Spain was the neutral protecting power). Very sad to say the least. I think Michelle is very brilliant, but she's fooling herself, in this issue.
Long term payoff of course is all four of the states mentioned are solid "Blue".