Media Inflames Over New Citizenship Policy
But it's why Art Arthur has a job
By Andrew R. Arthur on August 30, 2019
On Wednesday the Los Angeles Times ran the following headline: "New citizenship rules for children of U.S. military members cause confusion". Confusion for whom? Obviously reporters who failed to read the 11-page "policy alert" U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) put out the same day. Stories like this are why I have a job.
The Los Angeles Times reported:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services released updated guidance Wednesday that appears to mostly affect non-citizen service members but which caused confusion among immigration lawyers and advocates after a document appeared to show children of American citizens would also be affected.
This gets a little weedy, but I am an "immigration lawyer" (and advocate, for that matter) and it is not that complicated.
First, there is section 301(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which states:
https://cis.org/Arthur/Media-Inflames-Over-New-Citizenship-Policy
