Nancy Mace Proposal Targets Foreign Born Lawmakers–Who Would Be Impacted?
Summary
Representative Nancy Mace has proposed a constitutional amendment to stop naturalized U.S. citizens from serving in Congress, as federal judges, or in any roles confirmed by the Senate. She says this rule would match the current requirement for the President and Vice President to be natural-born citizens.Key Facts
- Nancy Mace is a Republican from South Carolina and is running for governor.
- Her proposal would bar naturalized citizens from being members of Congress, federal judges, or Senate-confirmed officials.
- President Donald Trump and the Vice President must be natural-born citizens, and her amendment would apply the same rule to other federal roles.
- There are currently 32 members of Congress who were born outside the U.S. but are citizens (26 in the House, 6 in the Senate).
- These foreign-born lawmakers include both Democrats and Republicans (23 Democrats and 9 Republicans).
- Mace posted pictures of three foreign-born Democratic lawmakers: Ilhan Omar, Shri Thanedar, and Pramila Jayapal.
- Mace argues that people in government should have sole loyalty to the U.S. and not to other countries.
- The story was still developing at the time of the report.
Read the Full Article
This is a fact-based summary from The Actual News. Click below to read the complete story directly from the original source.