Urge the Republic of Korea to change the Korean Nationality Act of 2010 (Nationality Act) for Korean-Americans.

Any person who is born to at least one parent holding Korean citizenship is automatically considered a Korean citizen. A Korean-American born in the U.S. who has at least one parent that holds Korean citizenship is considered a dual citizen of the U.S. and Korea. Men holding duel citizenship with Korea have until the age of 18 years and 3 months to choose one nationality. However, if they do not make a decision by the age deadline, then they cannot renounce their Korean citizenship until they are 38 years old. Consequently, a 35-year-old Korean-American male born in the U.S. who wishes to run for the Presidency or any other government positions would face unnecessary controversy over his dual citizenship status. This, in turn, would prevent a “Korean-American Obama.”