In a recent development, AJ Kern, a former Congressional candidate from Minnesota, has voiced serious concerns regarding the naturalization process of Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Democrat. Kern alleges that Omar misrepresented her birth year, which could potentially undermine her claims of citizenship.
During an interview with Liz Collin of Alpha News, Kern recounted her discovery in 2019, stating, "I was looking at something about Ilhan Omar on the internet, and it occurred to me to look at her birth year. I dont know why, or birthday, and so I used an age calculator and found out that she was actually 18 in the year 2000 when her father became eligible to apply for citizenship. She claimed that she became a citizen at the age of 17."
As reported by The Post Millennial, Omar previously asserted in a 2018 interview with The Intercept, "I became a citizen actually before I turned 18. My father became a citizen and so I got my citizenship through that process." Kern, however, disputes this narrative, arguing that Omar would not have qualified for any of the three pathways to citizenship available to foreign-born minors, given her age and her parents' citizenship status at the time.
Kern elaborated, "So to me, this was like, completely a red flag that I had figured out that she actually wasnt a minor when her father could apply for naturalization. So it kind of blows a hole in her story that she obtained naturalization or citizenship when she was 17. On top of that, not anyone has ever verified her citizenship, not the Minnesota Secretary of State, the FEC, or Congress itself."
Kern's investigation led her to an archived version of Omar's page in the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, where Omar's birth date was initially listed as October 4, 1981. However, a subsequent update altered her birth year to 1982.
Kern expressed skepticism about this change, stating, "I believe that the whole narrative that Ilhan Omar became a citizen at the age of 17, that narrative thats documented has been sold for so long that people have bought into it and they believe it. But wheres the documentation? No one has seen her official naturalization records. No one, not the Minnesota Secretary of State, not the Federal Election Commission, not Congress, and there is enough evidence now, especially in changing her birth year. I mean, who does that? Who goes to that effort of, oh, I'm in Congress now, and I've just noticed that my birth year is incorrect. No, that's a red flag."
Kern is advocating for a congressional inquiry into Omar's citizenship status, emphasizing the gravity of the situation. She argues, "just because there is enough evidence that calls into question whether shes actually a citizen, and that this is so important that we do not have a foreign nationalist, a Somali nationalist, occupying a seat in Congress, affecting laws that govern the United States of America."
This call for action underscores the importance of transparency and accountability in the naturalization process, particularly for those in positions of power. The implications of these allegations, if proven true, could have significant repercussions for Omar's political career and the integrity of the electoral system.
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