[WayneS]

Consider this scenario, which, given the number of foreign children adopted by Americans in recent years may come up at some point in the future:

1) A child is born in Russia and abandoned to the care of a children's home.

2) A married couple, both of whom are U.S. citizens, adopt the child in Russia while he is an infant.

3) As part of finalizing the adoption in Russia, the Russian court issues a new birth certificate for the child which names the adoptive parents as the child's birth parents.

4) Upon returning to the U.S., the child's parents 'readopt' him in their home State. Based on the contents of the child's Russian-issued birth certificate, the State lists the adoptive parents as the child's birth parents on the birth certificate issued by that State.

Question: Do you think this child would legally qualify as a "natural-born citizen" of the United States?

[rxsid]

If it is known that the child was born with full (or even part) allegience to the Russian government? No, that child wouldn’t be a “natural born Citizen” of the United States, as known and intended by the framers.

[bgill]

No.

[Bikkuri]

No, still not born in the USA....