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According to Reuters, Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber said 1,000 people had reclaimed their citizenship, a number he expected to grow significantly as the programme takes off.
Many of those who are returning, per the report, cite "better quality of life" and "lower cost of living," while others cite crime in America as a problem.
"People are being shot in broad daylight. American citizens are being shot and killed. I don't want to live in a place like this."