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Laura Kelly: “When they become US Citizens and if they have minor…”

Featuring: Laura Kelly, Democratic | Governor of Kansas

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Laura Kelly Speaks with Pitchie Escarment and Dinah Escarment

Published | Video Starts at 12:08

And Marvin, maybe a little more. And one of the things I always tell clients of mine, When they become US Citizens and if they have minor children, when they come, they become U.S. citizens, their children automatically become U.S. citizens. And that to me is the best way to protect your children in this country. Is it because otherwise they don't get to apply for naturalization until they're 18 and 18 year olds, as we know, aren't necessarily the most responsible. (12:08–12:11)

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Asserts that minor children automatically become U.S. citizens when their parents become U.S. citizens.

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