ok @Dave Marino-Nachison and all you immigration lawyers. Does this SOTUS decision make any difference to any "potentially American" kids out there? (seems like American Dad of kid born abroad had to have 5 years residence before, now only needs 1 if I'm reading correctly. Looks like it strikes down what was a different standard for Dad and Mom.) http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/12/polit...rt-citizenship0456PMStoryLink&linkId=38616092
That's how I read it, but offhand I couldn't guess which specific cases of interest this might apply to. There's a thread in YNT you might want to post this in: https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/kids-who-arent-citizens-arent-close-and-immigration.1831047/
IANAL, but it appears to apply in pretty narrow circumstances. SCOTUS didn't strike down the law and that is what is needed going forward. But it looks like the higher standard will be applied going forward rather than the more lenient one: Not everyone born abroad to a U.S. citizen automatically becomes a citizen themselves. Rather, at the time of Morales-Santana’s birth, the child of a citizen and a non-citizen born abroad is granted American citizenship only if their citizen parent “was physically present in the United States or its outlying possessions for a period or periods totaling not less than ten years, at least five of which were after attaining the age of fourteen years.” This residency requirement has since been reduced to five years, and two after age 14. Federal law, however, provides an exception for unwed mothers who are U.S. citizens. They can transmit citizenship to their children after “only one year of continuous physical presence” in the United States. Unlike most equality suits, Morales-Santana involves a law that applies a relatively harsh rule in nearly all cases, and a more lenient rule in relatively few cases. Congress clearly intended the 10-year rule to be, well, the rule, and the 1-year rule to be the exception. Under these unusual circumstances, the Court concludes, the proper course of action is to apply the harsher rule universally, rather than rewriting the law to apply the more lenient rule more broadly. That’s bad news for Morales-Santana, as it is bad news for child born abroad to unmarried American mothers for the foreseeable future. https://thinkprogress.org/scotus-immigration-gender-bf65cebccf9d Based on this interpretation and until Congress acts, we'll have fewer overseas births eligible for citizenship rather than more.
Might as well mention because why the hell not that Memphis Depay is now engaged to one of Steve Harvey's daughters, Lori, which might make him an eventual Yank by marriage and their children Yanks by birth.
'99 Cameron Sutton was once a subject of our YA Detective Work Thread. He is indeed American and was indeed with Cardiff City from 2014 to 2016. Looks like he might have also spent time abroad with Shanghai SIPG in China and Cruzeiro in Brazil. He was in the DA with Beachside SC for 2016-17. http://bchs.ussoccerda.com/sam/teams/index.php?team=1651271&player=105461387
I have 2 YA from Bucknell - I don't see a thread for either - but that's probably just me... Sebastian Blickman at BK Frem ( Denmark Division 2) 1995 http://www.bucknellbison.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32100&ATCLID=209244396 Joined Frem June 1st 2017 http://www.bkfrem.dk/default.asp?id=19&spillerid=881 Zack Rockmore at Middelfart (MG&BK) also (Denmark Division 2) 1994 http://www.bucknellbison.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209611495&DB_OEM_ID=32100 Both USA YA and according to Transfermarkt both current
I cannot find a thread on this guy! Javan Torre Howell (23yo) from Santa Monica Ca. - who was with Ventura County Fusion, played yesterday for FSV Frankfurt along side Kouami Dalmeida in a friendly (against Aachen). So he has played for the US U20 a couple of times - but like I said can't find a thread for him
I could be wrong, but I'm not aware of Torre playing professionally at any level (abroad or domestically) since his college/U20 days.
You may want to add Eryk Williamson to this thread soon - at least, he's heading to Sweden for trial with Hammarby (Charlie Davies' old club) according to Swedish media. http://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/allsvenskan/hammarby-ar-pa-vag-att-varva-u21-landslagsman/
Just noticed that Mevlan Lebiti (Bridgeport, Conn) has left Kaiserslautern U19 and joined Elversburg II in the German lower leagues....don't see a thread for him....but it could be me!
I guess Anel Sabanadzovic is eligible for the US since he was born in Missouri, his father Refik played for the Wizards. Made his debut for FK Zeljeznicar's first team today. https://www.transfermarkt.com/anel-sabanadzovic/profil/spieler/376106
I'm not sure where to put this, but I wanted to say that Soccerway's new design is an utter travesty and makes the true YA aficionado's life more difficult.
Haven't looked at it yet. Sounds great. Edit: Gonna try this Google search to find American players: site:us.soccerway.com/players/ USA 2018 passport It's not perfect. Hopefully the "2018" captures players who are active this season.