Yes, there is a distinction. But it is a small distinction, and it doe NOT imply that "native-born" is anything less than "natural-born." In fact, the opposite is true.
This statute covered women who had been born US citizens in the United States, and women who had been born US citizens abroad.
Either native-born women (i.e., those born in the United States) or MERELY NATURAL-born women (i.e., those born citizens abroad) could lose their United States citizenship by marrying an alien.
This statute provided that their citizenship should be legally restored just as it was before.
So yes, there is a slight distinction. This statute basically says that persons born abroad of citizen parents are natural born citizens. For this reason it IMPLIES that Ted Cruz is eligible to be elected President. However, US regulations elsewhere note that "natural born citizen" for immigration purposes may not necessarily mean "natural born citizen" for Presidential eligibility (since that question has never been formally decided by the Supreme Court).
All native-born citizens are also natural born citizens, and it is clear that they are legally natural born citizens for Presidential eligibility, regardless of any citizenship status of their parents.
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So now "native-born" are those born in the United States and those born citizens abroad are "MERELY NATURAL-born"?
This is EXACTLY opposite your previous claim, "I simply don’t think there’s any doubt historically that those born on US soil are natural born citizens."
"What ever it takes" right? It is your credo.
Finally I understand! Its just like Global Warming is causing the current Global Cooling! I get it.