> why can’t the cause of citizenship be the citizenship of the mother AT his birth?
Then what is the purpose of the statute?
RE: Then what is the purpose of the statute?
To make sure that the mother’s loyalties as an American citizen stays INTACT.
The statute says in effect, if the mother can show that she still intends to be a loyal American citizen and has shown that she indeed has by meeting the requirements outlined, then she still is an American citizen and her child is likewise an American citizen at birth.