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To: Perdogg; Marie
That is not so. Once your son resides in US for more than 14 years, he will be eligible.

Yes, you have Perdogg's word on it. That's all you need!

He wouldn't steer you wrong on this. He might not know what he's talking about, but he has good intentions!

401 posted on 03/09/2013 12:35:03 PM PST by DiogenesLamp (Partus Sequitur Patrem)
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To: DiogenesLamp

Being ‘naturalized’ is not the same as being ‘natural born’.

One of the reasons this was a problem is that, until about 25 years ago, children born of service members were considered DUAL citizens of the US and the host nation.

THAT made them not ‘natural born’. You cannot be ‘natural born’ and also hold dual citizenship with another nation.

It was changed (I think sometime in the 80’s) to make children of service members full US citizens without the dual citizenship of the host nation.

People need to think about that. This is a relatively recent change.

How could someone be a dual citizen and a natural born citizen?

The fact is that nobody really knows the intended definition of ‘natural born’. But it sure as hell doesn’t include children who can be considered dual citizens of another nation. (Does the fact that this was changed change the status of these children? Perhaps.)

Do I think it’s fair that the children of our most dedicated citizens are exempt from the highest office due to a circumstance of their birth? Absolutely. But life is not fair. Until there is a WRITTEN definition of natural born citizen added to the Constitution, I think we’re all going to have to deal with murky situations.


463 posted on 03/09/2013 2:07:38 PM PST by Marie ("The last time Democrats gloated this hard after a health care victory, they lost 60 House seats.")
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