United States citizen

United States citizen
The antithesis of alien. A person born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof. US Const Art 14, cl 1. One who by birth, naturalization, or other means is a member of the independent political society of the United States of America. 3 Am J2d Aliens § 1.

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