It is, however, but justice to the government to which such naturalized citizens have formerly owed allegiance, as well as to the United States, that certain fixed and definite rules should be adopted governing such cases and providing how expatriation may be accomplished.
Grant calls for the establishment of clear rules for expatriation to ensure justice for both naturalized citizens and their former governments.
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