[kabar]

Chester Alan Arthur was the son of Irish born preacher William Arthur and Vermont born Malvina Stone Arthur. He was President from 1881-85.

[BP2]

Chester Alan Arthur was the son of Irish born preacher William Arthur and Vermont born Malvina Stone Arthur. He was President from 1881-85.

Like a turd in a punchbowl, I've been waiting for the Chester Alan Arthur issue to show up on this thread...

- First of all, Chester's father, William Arthur, naturalized as a US citizen by the time Chester was born.

- Additionally, William Arthur emigrated to the US in 1821. Chester was born in 1829. The Naturalization Act of 1802 only required his father have 5 years under his belt to become a US Citizen.

- Chester A. Arthur, was born to TWO US citizens on US soil.

- As some in the Blogosphere have indicated, there is some modern-day conjecture saying his father may not have naturalized, or didn't do it in time for Chester's birth. Just because one person MAY have "gotten away with it", it does NOT mean we just ignore the rules in our Constitution. We cannot rewrite history. People didn't have all of the available resources and tools in the 19th century that are available today to prevent such a travesty from taking place.

However...

THE FACT THAT HIS OBAMA'S FATHER WAS A BRITISH CITIZEN AT THE TIME OF OBAMA'S BIRTH IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OBAMA AND ARTHUR.

And yes, Donofrio is ready for that if it POPS up there, too...

[Publius Valerius]

Woodrow Wilson’s mother was English, too.

[wndawmn666]

Here is the low down on Chester Arthur:

The Naturalization Act, passed by Congress on June 18, 1798, increased the amount of time necessary for immigrants to become naturalized citizens in the United States from five to fourteen years.

Although it was passed under the guide of protecting national security, most historians conclude it was really intended to decrease the number of voters who disagreed with the Federalist political party.

At the time, most immigrants (namely Irish and French) supported Thomas Jefferson and the Democratic Republicans, the political opponents of the Federalists. This act was repealed in 1802.

THE ACT OF 1798 WAS REPEALED IN 1802.

HE MARRIED A US CITIZEN IN 1821 AND WAS A US CITIZEN BY THE TIME CHESTER WAS BORN IN 1829.