“Rubio’s parents were born in 1927 and 1931 in Cuba”
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Were they U.S. citizens when Marco was BORN? They were not, THAT is what is relevant.
That is the big question as what type of citizenship does birth under a protectorate status convey? What if his parents were born in Puerto Rico, also a protectorate?
According to this report by the Congressional Research Service, being born in a Protectorate satisfies the requirement to be born on US soil, so why would it not satisfy the same for his parents?
http://www.scribd.com/doc/74176180/Qualifications-for-President-and-the-%E2%80%9CNatural-Born%E2%80%9D-Citizenship-Eligibility-Requirement
That is the big question as what type of citizenship does birth under a protectorate status convey? What if his parents were born in Puerto Rico, also a protectorate?
According to this report by the Congressional Research Service, being born in a Protectorate satisfies the requirement to be born on US soil, so why would it not satisfy the same for his parents?
http://www.scribd.com/doc/74176180/Qualifications-for-President-and-the-%E2%80%9CNatural-Born%E2%80%9D-Citizenship-Eligibility-Requirement
This was purported to be written by James Madison the Grandfather of the US Constitution that was in Alexandria Herald published on October 7, 1811:
http://naturalborncitizen.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/alexandria-herald.pdf
Were they U.S. citizens when Marco was BORN? They were not, THAT is what is relevant.