And that's where it will probably end. No sane person would choose to remain in the US if they had a modern alternative, like the UK. It's much easier to give up a Green Card than a passport.
The USA is far from perfect but opportunities abound for entrepreneurial types, and Kerr is in that category. The list of former Brits who became U.S. citizens include Geoff Smith, Steve Jones, Tony Staynings, Christopher Bunyan, Swag Hartel and many others. Many Irish as well - Ray Treacy, Mick Byrne, and others. Opportunities....you'll be rewarded more in the U.S. compared with the UK, especially for those who wish to remain in Athletics.
Having said that, Kerr could do well in both countries as he has charisma, gravitas and chutzpah. Could veer to TV media after retirement. He has presence.
Idk what's gonna be harder to make in the next few years, the British or US 1500m team. GB has 2 World champs, and a handful of sub-3:30 guys. The US has a 20 year old, a 22 year old, and a 24 year old all between 3:43-3:48. Hocker and Nuguse have gone 6th-5th in global championships. Then there's guys like Teare, Waskom, Green, Houser, who are young, 3:50-3:52 guys. Any of them could take a step up (I've been bullish on Waskom and he hasn't let me down yet). That's without the guys like Colin Sahlman, who are poised to have a breakout year, and we just have to see how it pans out for them (I think he breaks 3:30 by 2028).
All that to say, I don't think so. Maybe this year it'd be an easier team to make, but he wouldn't get citizenship till next year at the earliest. I'll take Nuguse over Kerr, and I think Kessler is a bigger talent than Hocker or Nuguse, so that doesn't leave much room. At best it's a wash, so why put in the effort?
If he becomes a U.S. citizen, he’ll have a dual citizenship, so no worries about making a team.
Lives and trains mostly in the U.S.A. He’s engaged to marry an American woman. It’s cold in Scotland.
He will first need to apply for a Permanent Resident Card (Permanent Residency, aka "Green Card") after he gets married to a US citizen/Permanent Resident Card holder. After a few years he can then apply for citizenship. Of course, being an elite athlete he could get fast tracked to citizenship so that he can represent the USA.
Obviously they have Wightman and Kerr but we haven't seen anything promising from Wightman in a while and he's getting old, Kerr is almost is old, I realize that they are both World Champs, and that they both still have a couple yearsbut who other than them is running sub 3:30 currently??? Am I crazy?
Immigration policy right now is to harsh. Better to just rename the UK the US.
Not to mention- Josh came out several times and said crap about US - now that Brooks has signed an extended contract - you see the $$$ signs and forget that we are a crap country? What a joke - I hope Trump deport you back to the UK.
Wanting to live in future nazi america is borderline collaboration at this point
Two nights ago I was with a couple old friends. One was British but has been living in the US for over fifty years. The other friend asked him if he was a US citizen. He's not. The friend asked if he was considering becoming one. He answered "No. I'm not crazy." In fifty plus years he's never seen any advantage to becoming a US citizen once he got permanent residency. And now if things really go whacko here unlike most of us he has somewhere else to go. If Kerr can get that Green Card I think he's got the best of both worlds.