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When citizenship requires emotional compromise

I became a US citizen last month and I feel guilty about swearing allegiance to a country that treated my family poorly.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Naturalization can create internal conflict when legal belonging requires loyalty oaths to systems that have caused personal or familial harm.

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