They were born in the United States and had not renounced their citizenship by going before a court or by claiming citizenship in some other country. For years we had that problem of dual citizenship of people all over the world. In order to try to cut that off. we said in the Nationality Act that all persons born in the United States of American parents. either nativeborn or naturalized. were cut off forevermore from claiming citizenship if they did not come back before January 13. 1943. and claim that citizenship. or they had the right to wait until they were 23 years of age and no longer to decide whether they wanted to continue to claim American citizenship. All this is done is to extend the time on account of War conditions because they could not get here from Italy. Germany.
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