Question re: 1922 Cable Act

[jessicarucco]

Hi Everyone -

I have a question regarding naturalization prior to the 1922 Cable Act. Here is my situation:

My GGF and my GGM were both born in Italy.

They immigrated to the United States around 1900 (both on their own).

In 1905 they married each other in New York.

My GGF naturalized in 1914.

My GF was born in 1918.

Am I correct in understanding that my GGM was automatically considered naturalized because my GGF did?

Has anyone included this scenario in a "1948 Rule" court case because she would have lost her Italian citizenship through no action of her own?

Thanks in advance for any insight.

[jennabet]

Are you sure the 1922 Cable Act affected women who were born in Italy or only women who were born in the USA? I don't see how a US law could cause an immigrant to lose her citizenship of origin.

[jennabet]

For your info, my grand-parents were both born in Italy. They married in Philadelphia in 1920. My grand-father was naturalized in 1923 (after the Cable Act). His naturalization at that time did not affect his wife's Italian citizenship. She naturalized on her own several years later.

[jessicarucco]

Hi jennabet - thank you so much for responding. I am not sure that it affected women born in Italy, from what I am reading it seems that it only affected Americans but wanted to be sure.

[jennabet]

Jessica, if your GGM was born in Italy, I don't think you have to worry about the Cable Act.

[mler]

Since your great grandparents married before 1922, your ggm became a US citizen when her husband did. But this was based only on US law at the time. The US considered her to have naturalized with her husband. However, it is unlikely that this would present an issue for you unless there is specific paperwork indicating that she herself naturalized.