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Passports are usually considered to be the property of the issuing government. Some of them even say as much inside.

last time I checked don't US passports even mention how it doesn't guarantee you anything?

Back under the communist rule in Eastern Europe you'd get your passports only after being vetted, and they'd be held up at a police station. Given out only when your trip starts.

The wealthy have been getting citizenship in other countries and building "passport portfolios" in record numbers for a reason. Always good to have an exit strategy when your own government is increasingly corrupt and society is breaking down.

You can buy your way into a lot of countries at very affordable rates (https://www.businessinsider.com/cheapest-countries-where-you...) and there are citizenship brokers that can help you.

Getting out is easy. 9 times of 10 the Mexican Federalis don't even check for one.