United States vs. Wong Kim Ark decided that very issue. The child is a citizen, but not a natural born citizen. The decision states that very clearly.
Where? Please quote where the decision very clearly states the difference between citizen by birth and natural-born citizen.
“United States vs. Wong Kim Ark decided that very issue. The child is a citizen, but not a natural born citizen. The decision states that very clearly”
People are always saying that, and it reminds me of how JFK conspiracy nuts consistently insist that they can see his brains on the back of the limo in the Zapruder film. The evidence is plainly not there, so either they’re lying or are delusional. The Wong Kim Ark decision does not speak to presidential eligibility. Birthers hang on to the fact that they keep speaking to “native born” status, as if “native born” was a conscious alternative to “natural born”.
Oh, but if that were so. Then we’d have three categories: native born (jus soli), natural born (jus sanguinis), and naturalized. But we don’t, and there are still only two types of citizens.