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Eko

(7,422 posts)
Mon Feb 4, 2019, 11:57 PM Feb 2019

The Revolving Door Citizenship of Tomi Lahren's Great-Great-Grandfather

"How does this keep happening? I’ve researched thousands of family trees, and ones involving documented immigration irregularities are relatively rare. And yet, when digging into the past of anti-immigration politicians and activists, it’s a recurring theme."

"Among these is Tomi Lahren, a vocal immigration critic, whose great-great-grandfather, Constantin Dietrich, was indicted for forging his naturalization papers. And now her family is back for a second helping — this time with a different great-great-grandfather, Gilbert Halvor Lahren. I’ll ask you to bear with me as there’s an extensive paper trail to follow."

"Before I began researching the roots of anti-immigrant politicians and pundits, I hadn’t encountered the phenomenon of what I now think of as “country shopping” — that is, bouncing around several countries seeking the greatest personal advantage — but here it was again, this time motivated by the acquisition of land."
https://medium.com/@smolenyak/the-revolving-door-citizenship-of-tomi-lahrens-great-great-grandfather-5c2de972cbeb

Interesting stuff.

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The Revolving Door Citizenship of Tomi Lahren's Great-Great-Grandfather (Original Post) Eko Feb 2019 OP
That's a great idea to look back at their history. OnDoutside Feb 2019 #1
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