Allan C. Brownfeld

Dual citizenship—a classification that allows an individual to claim nationality or citizenship in two countries—should be discouraged in America, argues Allan C. Brownfeld in the following viewpoint. New U.S. citizens are required to take an oath of allegiance in which they vow to renounce ties to foreign nations—a vow that obviously conflicts with the concept of dual citizenship. The divided loyalties and ambivalence implicit in the concept of dual citizenship undermine the value and integrity of American citizenship, the author concludes. Brownfeld is a syndicated columnist.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. Half of today’s foreign-born population are from what region, according to Brownfeld?
2. According to the author, what is the difference between dual nationality and dual citizenship?
3. What are...