The very debate about where to retire captured the dual loyalties of immigrants.
This perception of dual loyalty can apply even when the job in question does not require security clearance.
The old question of dual loyalty - who comes first, America or Israel - was wiped away.
"The question of dual loyalty may be with us again."
Some are suspicious of what they see as his dual loyalties - the Olympics and the city's broader economic future.
Mann's political "flock" similarly seemed to accept his dual loyalty.
To apologize for an American official's decision to put another country's interests ahead of his own can be seen as essentially defending dual loyalty.
Respect for ethnic heritage is one thing; dual loyalty is another.
"I don't have dual loyalty, and my identity is well defined," he said.
That was a charge of dual loyalty, below the political belt.