Florida man finds he’s not a legal citizen 60 years after moving to the U.S.

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Published 2024-05-08
Outside Jimmy Klass’s mobile home in Clearwater, symbols of American pride hang not just front and center but also on the side and back of his home. America is, after all, the only home this 66-year-old has ever known. “I moved to the US in 1959. I’ve been here for 64 years,” he recently told us. But after more than half a century in the U.S., where he’s lived, worked, gone to school, got married, had kids, paid his taxes, and even voted, Klass said in 2020 he discovered he’s not a U.S. citizen.
All Comments (21)
  • @ScubaDaver
    Apply for a refund... All my taxes, please return them.
  • @alphadiallo1655
    He was american when he was paying, time to collect "No you are not." Sound like a scam to me
  • @PhoenixPrime
    This is absurd! 60+ years of living on US soil, serving his country and paying taxes, and this is how they repay him? Stupid system….
  • @thaisgregorio2734
    If his dad was American, why would he have to prove his dad lived in the US for 10 years before he was born? I don't get it
  • @iikittyplayz841
    Either pay him social security or give him all his money back.
  • @okman9684
    "Welcome to America. The land of Fee"
  • @blueflameSM
    So, he's been voting, joined the military, paid his taxes and now it's an issue. Really? He should be given a total refund for all the taxes he has paid, that's terrible.
  • @willian23462
    It seems to be an universal thing that whenever your money is coming out of your pocket, you have zero problems anywhere in the world, but when is time to get paid, there’s always an issue everywhere… Amazing…
  • @mreel3488
    The America system loves to take your money but doesn't like to give it back.
  • @loricrane5315
    Really ? He had a SS card. Paid taxes. Served our country.
  • @PumbaTheDoggo
    I lived in US for 7 years, I had drivers license ane social security, but I wasn't US citizen. Having those does not mean you are a citizen. How he voted for 40 years is beyond me. That says alot about American election results.
  • @TheNismo777
    Refund this mans paid taxes as a whole. Shame on US!
  • @marie-anne2062
    Sounds like someone found a loophole to not give him money.
  • @captainmorgan2307
    They were more than willing to accept money from him without being a citizen but when he asked for money back they became greedy.
  • @CPATuttle
    “He even voted?” Y’all hear that?!?!?
  • @KA-rq3gz
    They took your money. If they won't consider you a "citizen", take them to court for a REFUND!!!
  • @Pavia1525
    He even got a CCW permit from NJ… which is harder to get than a Top Secret clearance!
  • @Cappellano
    This is a real slap in the face and an insult to the uniforms he wore in service to the US.