Oh, God. Even though I enjoy spirited conversations about this subject, at this point I kind of wish Emily Blunt would just STAHP talking about her new American citizenship. Emily gave a new interview to the Sunday Times (a British publication) to promote Sicario, and of course she was asked about becoming an American. As the Sunday Times (and other outlets) noted, Emily didn’t really give up her British citizenship – she is now a dual citizen of the UK and America. I’ve actually heard that the dual citizenship thing is pretty easy to get if you’re from certain countries (Great Britain, Israel). Anyway, Emily finally explains why she described her American citizenship as “sad”: it’s because her heart wasn’t really in it, only her wallet. Yes, Emily just came out and said that she only became an American citizen for tax purposes.

Into the country — and away from the taxes! Emily Blunt revealed in a new interview why exactly she got her U.S. citizenship this past summer — and the reason is surprising.

“It’s mainly for tax reasons,” Blunt, 32, told the Sunday Times’ Style magazine on Oct. 4. “I didn’t want to renounce my Queen.”

The Sicario actress, who married American actor John Krasinski in 2010, detailed the process of naturalization. “You have to learn all about the Constitution,” she shared. “You can’t be a habitual drunk, you can’t be on a guerrilla squad and you can’t be a prostitute, which is a shame.”

[From Us Weekly]

As I said when I first covered this “controversy,” I didn’t really care/mind that Emily mocked GOP politicians. But I do mind that she seems to have such mixed feelings about just becoming a dual citizen, especially when there are literally millions of undocumented immigrants fighting for that same privilege, desperate to come out of the shadows and simply work legally and pay into the social safety net. So, now we have the long-awaited real reason why Emily became a citizen, as told to a British outlet: she just wanted to pay less in taxes. Not the best reason to become an American citizen, actually.

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