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Eric Schmitt: “Foreign diplomats’ children using improperly procured citizenship documentation to illegally claim citizenship degrades…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2026
Foreign diplomats’ children using improperly procured citizenship documentation to illegally claim citizenship degrades the meaning of American citizenship, undermines our sovereignty, and threatens our national security.
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Eric Schmitt
Republican · Missouri

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Addressing concerns about citizenship documentation for diplomats' children.

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