02.12.2025 17:28
Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno has introduced a bill to Congress aimed at completely ending dual citizenship in the United States. According to the proposal, Americans who hold citizenship in both the U.S. and another country will be required to make a choice within one year; otherwise, they will automatically lose their U.S. citizenship.
A debate that closely concerns millions of immigrants in the U.S. is growing. Bernie Moreno, a Colombian-born senator from Ohio, has introduced a bill called the "Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025" that completely bans dual citizenship.
HE IS AN IMMIGRANT TOO, BUT...
Considering that there are 51.9 million immigrants living in the U.S., the impact of the proposal has already shaken the national agenda.
Moreover, the fact that Moreno himself is Colombian-born has made the bill even more attention-grabbing.
Senator Bernie Moreno was born in Bogotá, Colombia, in 1967 and immigrated to the U.S. with his family at a young age.
The Republican senator states that he renounced his Colombian citizenship when he became an American citizen at the age of 18.
WHAT DOES THE BILL BRING?
The bill proposes an unprecedented change in U.S. history. If the proposal is accepted:
Anyone who holds citizenship in another country along with U.S. citizenship will be required to renounce their foreign citizenship within one year.
Those who do not renounce will automatically be considered to have lost their U.S. citizenship.
After the law goes into effect, Americans who wish to acquire foreign citizenship will also be unable to retain their U.S. citizenship.
Moreno explains the rationale behind the bill with the idea of "single loyalty": "Being an American citizen is an honor. It is a principle of 'everything or nothing.'
WHO WILL BE AFFECTED?
It is known that millions of people in the U.S. have dual citizenship status. The bill directly targets immigrant-origin Americans and their children born in the U.S., individuals who obtained citizenship through marriage, and those who acquired foreign citizenship due to business, investment, family, or inheritance:
Some constitutional lawyers suggest that the automatic loss of citizenship could be challenged in court on the grounds that it may conflict with the U.S. Constitution.