<P> All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside . </P> <P> National citizenship signifies membership in the country as a whole; state citizenship, in contrast, signifies a relation between a person and a particular state and has application generally limited to domestic matters . State citizenship may affect (1) tax decisions and (2) eligibility for some state - provided benefits such as higher education and (3) eligibility for state political posts such as U.S. Senator . </P> <P> In Article One of the Constitution, the power to establish a "uniform rule of naturalization" is granted explicitly to Congress . </P> <P> U.S. law permits multiple citizenship . A citizen of another country naturalized as a U.S. citizen may retain their previous citizenship, though they must renounce allegiance to the other country . A U.S. citizen retains U.S. citizenship when becoming the citizen of another country, should that country's laws allow it . Citizenship can be renounced by American citizens who also hold another citizenship via a formal procedure at a U.S. Embassy, and it can also be restored . </P>

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