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William McKinley: Our statutes do not allow this Government to admit any distinction between the treatment of native and naturalized…

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Our statutes do not allow this Government to admit any distinction between the treatment of native and naturalized Americans abroad, so that ceaseless controversy arises in cases where persons owing in the eye of international law a dual allegiance are prevented from entering Turkey or are expelled after entrance.
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William McKinley
Republican · Ohio

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McKinley highlights the legal challenges faced by naturalized American citizens in Turkey due to dual allegiance issues.

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