# What makes someone a US citizen?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 27, 2025, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-someone-a-us-citizen/1020208 "2025-06-27T23:33:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2025, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-someone-a-us-citizen/1020208/36 "2025-06-29T04:02:08Z")

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Yeah, about that: [Possible Real ID problem? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-real-id-problem/1017664)

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