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To: John Valentine

Whether Indonesia recognized dual citizenship is irrevelent. Maya could have been both Indonesian AND American without the other country knowing about it. Indonesian laws do not affect American policy, and American laws don’t affect Indonesian policy. Even if Indonesian law forced her to renounce her American citizenship, she still would be a U.S. citizen.


42 posted on 10/03/2009 6:59:28 AM PDT by August West (Pink Kool Aid, Green Kool-Aid; it doesn't matter, as long as they drink it.)
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To: August West

Isn’t that pretty much what I said?

And why would Indonesia force Maya to renounce a citizenship you yourself admit the Indonesians would have been unaware of.

What I said was that I presumed that Maya’s mother would have claimed US citizenship for her. If Stanley Ann had not done so, there would have come a time when Maya would have had a more difficult time establishing US citizenship. It would NOT have been automatic unless Maya’s birth and US Citizenship status had been established in a timely manner.


44 posted on 10/03/2009 8:02:38 AM PDT by John Valentine
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