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Ilhan Omar unbothered by Nancy Mace's plan to bar foreign-born lawmakers

Mace proposed requiring members of Congress and certain federal officials to be natural-born citizens.

Ilhan Omar unbothered by Nancy Mace's plan to bar foreign-born lawmakers
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This article1 analysis · Oct 6, 2026
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May 25, 2026
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Rep. Nancy Mace says she is proposing a constitutional amendment requiring members of Congress and certain federal officials to be natural-born citizens. Rep. Ilhan Omar dismissed the proposal, while the article also describes a separate dual-citizenship bill from Rep. Randy Fine.

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Representative proposing a constitutional amendment

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Ilhan Omar
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Representative responding to Mace's proposed amendment

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Representative named by Mace as a foreign-born lawmaker

Randy Fine
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Representative who introduced the Disqualifying Dual Loyalty Act

Shri Thanedar
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Representative named by Mace as a foreign-born lawmaker

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Ilhan Omar Responds to Nancy Mace’s Office Eligibility Proposal

Nancy Mace proposed a constitutional amendment requiring members of Congress and certain federal officials to be natural-born citizens, and Ilhan Omar dismissed it. Center outlets stress the proposal’s exclusion of foreign-born lawmakers and portray Omar as unbothered by it. Right-leaning outlets also center Omar’s dismissal, while giving attention to Mace’s rationale and, in some articles, her loyalty accusations or the proposal’s constitutional hurdles.

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