You seem to be missing something important. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. You could call him an anchor baby. But you can’t say he is not a citizen. Unless you just like being wrong. Here is why.
A natural born citizen typically refers to two common scenarios:
1. Birthright Citizenship:
- If you are born within the territory of a country, you are often automatically granted citizenship of that country, regardless of the nationality of your parents. This is known as birthright citizenship or jus soli (right of the soil).
2. Citizenship by Descent:
- If you are born outside the country but one or both of your parents are citizens of that country, you may be granted citizenship based on your parental lineage. This is known as citizenship by descent or jus sanguinis (right of blood).
The exact rules and processes can vary significantly from country to country, so it’s essential to check the specific laws and regulations of the respective country to understand the requirements and procedures for obtaining citizenship.
In the United States, a natural born citizen is generally understood to mean someone who was born in the U.S. or born abroad to U.S. citizen parents under certain conditions. Other countries might have different definitions or additional categories for natural born citizenship.
There’s a difference between Citizen and Natural Born Citizen.
Citizen includes all Foreign Spice Citizens whereas NBC does not.
By the way—if you have to point to positive law, including, for example, the 14th Amendment, to prove your membership in the U.S. polity, you’re a Naturalized (i.e., Foreign Spice) Citizen.
NBCs are what’s left over after all Positive Law Citizens are filtered out. In the long history of the United States, hey never had to point to positive law to prove their membership in the U.S. polity.