In order to fully understand the meaning and value of dual citizenship, Mrs. Alessandra Dal Cengio Leonardi, a dual national of Italy and U.S.A, was interviewed. The scholarly readings and research on the topic of dual citizenship were beneficial in learning the legal obligations of the system but the interview revealed a true and realistic view of the process and its life changing consequences. Answers to the interview questions were paraphrased and recorded as a story in the following pages.
(What is your citizenship of birth and what were the steps to acquire your citizenship?)
Alessandra was born in Italy by Italian parents, and therefore had only an Italian citizenship at birth. After marrying an Italian man and having a daughter, Alessandra
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are allies so allegiance to the U.S.A. does not pose a problem for Alessandra. However, it is understandable that in some cases it might seem a conflict of nationalities. Most people seek citizenship status for convenience and do not have a very strong political agenda. They just want to peacefully work and raise their kids as best as they can in the country where they are making a living. Only very few are trying to take advantage of the process to be infiltrators or terrorists. Requiring renouncement of one’s former citizenship would be a deterrent for those people. Edward Snowden is a prime example that one does not need a dual citizenship status to go against American interests. Snowden had only U.S nationality, committed treason against the U.S.A and still managed to find a country to hide him. He declared that it was a matter of conscience (ironically it is moral basis) and he still claims allegiance to the …show more content…
She found it exciting to be asked to be part of a jury, since that was not offered in Italy. Serving on a jury was a great experience and allowed Alessandra the ability to contribute to improving the society. In addition, the Family law is a bit different between the two countries. It was important to double check to make sure that she was respecting both directives for everything she did with her children when they were minors, especially if they travelled. For example, Italy will not issue a passport to a parent of a minor unless the spouse signs a consent form. It seems a bit drastic but it is done to protect children’s rights so a parent that is supposed to pay child support does not leave the country in
The women in Italy who had unusual numbers of children lived in hardship and poverty while they were still under pressure from the public and the government to have more children. Mussolini's big plan was to have all the men serving the military and the women working in the domestic sphere. Mussolini's daughter, Edda Mussolini Ciano, was asked to return to Italy from China in Document 7. She did not appreciate Mussolini's request at all because he told her to leave just to be asked to become pregnant again. "I was angry to have been forced to leave that spellbinding, magical country and to be pregnant again " In Document 10, a mother of 11 children who is living in poor conditions writing to the daughter of Mussolini that she is in need for help. In Document 11, an average middle class is shown. It is a family of fourteen people of all ages, from infants to adults. Most of the men in the photo seems like they are either working for Mussolini or serving the army.
Life in Italy in the 1930’s caused difficulty to some Italians during that time period. During the 1930’s a large number of Italians who had opposed the fascist rule of Benito Mussolini arrived in the United States. After the news spread in Italy about the bombing of Pearl Harbour almost all Italians supported the war against Benito Mussolini. At this point, Italy was slowly becoming under the Nazi rule, the significance of a woman’s role in Italy was emphasised as they were expected to accept the fascist ideology. Girls were expected to get married and conceive lots of children. Many young women in Italy felt the pressures of politics that were dominated by men and felt that women’s rights were disappearing
According to the Oxford dictionary the term citizenship can be defined as: “The state of being vested with the rights and privileges, and duties of a citizen.” In the short story ‘Borders’ by Thomas King the term citizenship is of main focus. Through the many borders that are presented within the story, King argues that citizenship overlooks culture and heritage, instead focusing on a single border: that being where the individual resides. The short story is narrated from the young boy’s perspective, as him and his mother struggle to cross the Canadian-American border to visit the young boy’s sister Latitia. The young boy and his mother are not able to cross the border
I currently hold dual citizenship. I am an American citizen by birth and a Japanese citizen by descent. My father holds a green card which enables me to choose what nation I want to become a part of when I turn 18. I have always felt that it is one way or the other. Japanese and the US are so impossibly different in lifestyle, culture,
“It is not ridiculous or silly to ask for citizenship in a country that is their own.” – Pearl Gibbs, 1938
For many Canadian citizens, including Julie believe that you should only have been allowed to hold one passport from one country, in nineteen seventy seven when Canada changed their rules to, you are able to hold two passports for two different countries it caused an uproar in some particular ground and or individuals. It can be seen that Julie was very passionate about being a Canadian citizen and that she believes that being loyal to Canada was a necessary factor of being Canadian, considering this it can be concluded that Julie was patriotic, she had love and devotion for “her” country. On the contrary, certain individuals, immigrants for example, or humans with parents of different ethnic background, may disagree with this statement due to their circumstances. They may consider it a gift because they are able to live here in Canada, or they are able to see both parents, either way nationalism comes into place for both opinions. For the people who believe that dual citizenship is an intruding factor of being loyal to Canada nationalism comes into place starting with all those people who have patriotic feelings, efforts and, principles. They all have came together to form those groups, likewise, the people who do have dual citizenships. Thus, nationalism plays a fairly big role within the idea of being a true, loyal Canadian
a. Personal: Fortunately, I was born in the US; however, the South is a challenging Rubix-cube. As a result, I chose to seek global citizenship and now I am working my through my education-level like Malcolm X did after his days of incarceration (in Massachusetts) .
Citizenship can be defined as the position or status of being a citizen in a particular country (Oxford Dictionaries, 2016). This definition is not very broad, nor does it cover the many aspects of citizenship that exist in the 21st century. It is not only about being a legal citizen of a particular country, it is also about being a social citizen. You can be a citizen of Australia but choose to live elsewhere for the majority of your life. In terms of citizenship it is relevant on a political and social level. If you are actively contributing to the country in which you live in some ways you are fulfilling your duties as a citizen.
Becoming a citizen of the United States is a very prolonged process. Not just anybody can necessarily become a US citizen, there are multiple requirements and responsibilities to becoming a citizen, no matter if it is here in the US or any other particular country such as brazil or Germany. Being a US citizen is a special privilege and those who have become fortunate enough to become a citizen in the US should feel extremely lucky and proud. Even though they do become US citizens, they necessarily should not forget about their home country, but at least share the joyfulness of becoming a US citizen. The process of becoming a proud citizen of the Us is not necessarily hard, but you have to have been a decent residence here in the US, this basically means that you had obeyed all of the laws, were a good person with good moral character.
It contrasts with citizenship acquired in other ways, for example by naturalization later in life. Birthright citizenship may be conferred by jus soli or jus sanguinis. Under United States law, any person born within the United States (including the territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands)[1] and subject to its jurisdiction is automatically granted U.S. citizenship,[2] as are many (though not all) children born to American citizens overseas. (Spaulding, 2010).
Citizenship is highly coveted in many nations, so coveted in fact that through only a few processes can one become a citizen for most nations, might that process be natural birth or naturalization. Citizenship and its privileges were also highly valued in Rome, except becoming a citizen was extremely difficult if not impossible. Roman citizenship also leads to assassinations and war within the Italian peninsula. There is a complex history to Roman citizenship.
The article discusses how Italy economists and sociologist have been talking about the ratio of the elderly to the young. The have few younger workers that will have to pay social security contributions for every growing number of longer-living elderly. The massive number of eastern Europeans, African and Asia immigrates have flooded into Italy helping with this serious problem. In the past the Italian government was relented to have immigrates but now they are the reason for the rising birthrates. Italian women especially working women are reluctant to have even one, let alone a second child due to the global recession. Incentives are offered for women who have a child.
The rapid advancement of society in recent years has greatly increased connectivity and communication capabilities across the globe, such as the development of the worldwide network known as the Internet. The increased connectedness between countries has also brought greater visibility to the substantial cultural differences around the world, from religious freedoms to accepted social behaviors. This global expansion has furthered the opportunity to promote the development of global citizenship, which Reysen and Katzarska-Miller (2013) defined as the embrace of cultural diversity through awareness, acceptance, and the promotion of social justice and responsibility. Global citizenship allows individuals from many cultural backgrounds to develop productive relationships by decreasing the tensions brought on by cultural differences, as well as promoting open sharing of contrasting views to develop better ideas as a group (Wang & Hoffman, 2016). Becoming a global citizen is essential to furthering societal development, improving cross-cultural communication, and promoting awareness and acceptance of different cultures.
Dual citizenship is an individual’s citizenship position, in which an individual is jointly considered to be a citizen of more than a country under the legislations of those countries (“Multiple citizenship”, n.d.). Multiple citizenship results as dissimilar nations utilize dissimilar basis for citizenship (‘Multiple citizenship”, n.d.).
There are over 90 countries that grant dual citizenship, some of them are United Kingdom, United States and Canada.