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Originally posted by Rudey
That's good and great that you would be happy. Everyone should be happy. But it's unfair to say you're country has turned it's back on you as you've become a resident of another country and are seeking citizenship in it.
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American citizens who become Canadian citizens are no longer required to give up their US citizenship (and haven't been since the mid 70s, I believe). If/when I do it, it'll be by choice.
I'm seeking citizenship in Canada because I can't in good faith pay taxes in a country and have no say in how that money is spent. The only way I can legally vote in Canadian elections is to become a citizen. It's just a nice little bit of synchronicity that the turning tide in the US is happening right around the same time that I'm eligible for citizenship.