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Urge South Korea to change their nationality law, which prevents a "Korean-American Obama" from becoming president

Created by D.C. on June 26, 2014

Urge South Korea to change their nationality law, which prevents a "Korean-American Obama" from becoming president

South Korean law treats U.S. citizens with at least one parent holding Korean citizenship as Korean citizens. Men holding duel citizenship with Korea have until the age of 18 years and 3 months to choose one nationality. If they fail to do so, they cannot renounce their Korean citizenship until the age of 38. Therefore, this law could prevent a “Korean-American Obama

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