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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Two birthright citizenship goals for the US.

Folarin Balogun, born in New York to Nigerian parents.

People like JD Vance would say he's not *really* American when, in fact, he's the epitome of American[/quote]

Of course legally Balogun is American but it is farcical to try to argue he is the epitome of an American. His parents are not American. His mother was visiting relatives in the US when she was pregnant and couldn’t fly back to England bevause the airline refused to let her board. So he was born in Brooklyn and spent 5-6 weeks in the US before they could return to England.

So his parents aren’t American, he only lived 5-6 weeks as an infant in the US, and he has no ties to America. You can’t be the epitome of a culture you never lived in, your parents were never a part of, and never had shared cultural experiences.

His playing for the US is 100% practical. He represented England for U-17, U-18,and U21. He decided to switch two years ago to play for the US, most likely because he realized he would most likely never be a starting striker for England as that is Kane’s spot (and the line up England uses is only one striker). And there was a good chance he wouldn’t even be a bench player.

So he switched to play for the US. I hope someone explained the massive tax consequences of his decision. [/quote]

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