Rep. Nancy Mace introduced a joint resolution requiring members of Congress and other officials to be U.S.-born citizens.
According to the resolution, an individual who is “not a natural born citizen” can be a representative, a senator, or a judge. It further states, “No person who is not a natural born citizen may be an Ambassador, public Minister or Consul, or any other Officer of the United States if such position requires advice and consent by the Senate.”
“If you hold power in the American government, you should be a natural born American citizen,” said Congresswoman Mace. “This is not complicated. The people writing America’s laws, confirming America’s judges, and representing America on the world stage should have one loyalty: America. Not Somalia. Not any other country. For too long we have allowed foreign born members to hold seats in this government while making clear their loyalty is not here. We see it every day. This amendment puts an end to it.”
“Ilhan Omar is just one of many foreign born members of this government who have made clear, time and again, their loyalty is not here,” Mace added. “The American people deserve leaders who put America first. This amendment closes a gap in our Constitution long overdue for closing.”
There are 19 foreign-born members of Congress.
“Ilhan Omar. Shri Thanedar. Pramila Jayapal. All born in foreign countries, none were citizens by birth. All sitting in the United States Congress. All making clear every single day their loyalty is not to America,” Mace wrote on X.
