Louisiana chooses to get its federal governance from DC, just like a town chooses a company to provide garbage services. Morally, the decision of a state to cancel its membership in the union is like a town choosing to change which company shall handle its garbage. Some citizens may have preferred the previous provider, but the dislike of change of the few should not be binding on the many – that would be tyranny of the minority. Certainly, the choice of previous generations cannot be forever binding on subsequent generations. As it happens, Louisianians never consented to Louisiana being purchased by the US in 1803.
In any case, the choice of Louisiana to become independent does not void the US citizenship or green cards of Louisiana residents, even if they choose to stay in Louisiana. Those who no longer wish to reside in Louisiana will not need to ask the US permission to move to the US.
However, most high-income Louisianians who choose to stay in Louisiana will choose to give up their US citizenship so that they won’t be obligated to pay US income tax, as the IRS’ foreign earned income tax exclusion in 2024 is “only” $126,500 annually per spouse. US citizens in Louisiana who make less than that annually wouldn’t have to pay US tax. That’s the vast majority of Louisianians.
It’s probable that the government of Louisiana would eventually require people to choose one citizenship or the other and design a residency policy for non-citizens.
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