She gains dual citizenship through husband
(NEWSER) - If things in America don't work out for her, Michele Bachmann now has Switzerland to fall back on. The Minnesota congresswoman and former Republican presidential candidate became a Swiss citizen in March, and now holds dual nationality, Politico reports. Her husband is of Swiss descent, and when he claimed his right to citizenship, she automatically gained it as well, as did the couple's three youngest children. "Some of their children wanted to exercise their eligibility for dual citizenship so they went through the process as a family," a Bachmann spokeswoman explains. More»
