[beachn4fun]

only nation with birthright citizenship and it is by legislation

Yes, I understand this, it is what's causing some problems with interpretation of natural born.

I'm getting the impression it is a two-sided deal for Americans: as long as you are born in the USofA and/or your parents are USofA citizens, you are considered natural born.

[arthurus]

Natural Born
as it was pre Obama/McCain- born within the borders of the United States and having a father whose father is a citizen. That understanding is no longer current. WEe are very close to, if not at, the reality that anyone in the world qualifies to be President of the United States so long as he complies with the other provisions of the Constitution- be 35 years old and a resident of the USA for x (I forget, 5 or 7) number of years. That has been a leftest position since at least WWII because what America does affects the whole world.