Is it Time to End Dual Citizenship?

The recent case regarding Faisal Shahzad, the New York City car bomber whose plans were thwarted by the authorities gives rise to a very important question in our post 9-11 society: Is it time for the United States to end the practice of allowing dual citizenship to immigrants who legally come here?

In the case of Shahzad, along with other individuals who have ties to organized terrorism, it may even be questioned that they even have the privilege of becoming a citizen of the United States. Common sense says that if you dislike a certain nation or people, you do not go there to be a part of it. Instead, one would be better served remaining in one's home country. No person has such a "right" to set off a car bomb as Shahzad did in New York City in Times Square over the weekend. The good news is that while the plan failed, Shahzad is just one more person giving religion a bad name; in this case, the religion of Islam.

Ever since the tragic events of September 11 in 2001, a segment of the Islamic population has played the religious card. The ones playing are of course the extremists who claim that the United States is responsible for the actions of the terrorists (last time I checked, one can only be responsible for the actions of oneself; in this case, the Islamic terrorists are playing "blame the victim" here) by claiming our nation has interfered with the internal politics of Middle Eastern nations. Of course, terrorists will try to find an excuse for any of their actions, constantly blaming somebody else for their lot in life. It always seems easier to do it that way rather than take responsibility for their actions, something the terrorists seem to have a difficult time doing. To be sure, these figures do have one thing in common: they are adept at showing off a public persona of being a "quiet, family type", as did Nidal Hasan who went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood in Texas back in 2009. Shahzad's neighbors will tell you that he was a "family man type", certainly not one who would attempt to set off a car bomb in a busy part of New York City. No, but the only reason for that is because it would be, well, politically incorrect to do so. But that all comes from terrorists being unfairly portrayed by the media as being victims of a much larger conspiracy, namely, that the United States government is out to destroy Islam, Muslim nations, and anyone who disagrees with what the politics du jour are in DC. Allowing dual citizenship to such persons is a permit to carry out terrorist attacks on United States soil. After all, if one does like the United States, one does not have to come here. Citizenship should only be granted to those who are sincere in becoming Americans, assimilating, leaving behind a "culture" instead of using the old way of life as a means to infiltrate our society to do damage to innocent people. If immigrants wish to become Americans, being scrutinized is a necessity if only to keep our nation safe from those who want to wreck destruction upon a free society.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/05/04/national/main6458560.shtml

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8660419.stm

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