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soldierant

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11. I am 80, and you are correct, there was never a time when anyone became a citizen

Reply to MLWR (Reply #4)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 08:58 PM

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automatically upon marriage to a US citizen.

But there were times when it was harder to deport the spouse of a citizen than it is now. Because there were time when the nation and the government .had some respect for human beings.

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