WJS - Have a Foreign Parent? Cash In.

From my archive of press clippings:

Wall Street Journal

Have a Foreign Parent? Cash In.

By EMILY GREEN

June 15, 2008

Do you have an Irish grandparent? Is your mother or father Mexican, or was your paternal great-grandfather born in Italy?

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Snippet(s):

"American citizens who answer yes to such questions may qualify for dual citizenship based on their ancestry.

And "the benefits of another citizenship can be significant," says Peter Spiro, a professor of international law at Temple University's law school.

Among them: expanded opportunities to work or retire overseas.

A number of countries, including Mexico, Australia, India and the Dominican Republic, have legalized some form of multiple citizenship over the last decade."