I worry about my wife's situation. She was a teacher in Taiwan for 28 years, and she receives a teacher's retirement pension......along with income from substantial investments there. We pay her fair share of US income tax on all of her income....there is no foreign income exclusion for Taiwan. If I pass on to the great beyond before she does (highly likely), I think she would probably like to reside there. So, at this point, I don't think she wants to surrender her Taiwanese citizenship (loss of lifetime income) or her US citizenship. As I see it, this bill (as written) would force the involuntary surrender of one (probably unconstitutional). Unless the government would re-issue her a Green Card, this bill would cause grave harm to my wife's future and possibly our future together in the US.
I served in the US military for more than 20 years. As a veteran, this bill infuriates me. My wife deserves better than what this bill, as written, does. I just do not see what the bill accomplishes. It was ill-conceived and will destroy the lives of millions of LEGAL dual citizens and spouses.
My wife has never been out of status a single day. She entered the US in 2017 via a spousal visa. She became a US citizen in January 2023. My wife has never broken the law. My wife reports her foreign income, and we pay her taxes every year. My wife has an aging husband (me) here in the US. This bill undermines the legal process we followed precisely and properly. As I said, it infuriates me.
- Vent finished....for now.