[kabar]

Birth Abroad to One Citizen and One Alien Parent in Wedlock: A child born abroad to one U.S. citizen parent and one alien parent acquires U.S. citizenship at birth under Section 301(g) INA provided the citizen parent was physically present in the U.S. for the time period required by the law applicable at the time of the child's birth. (For birth on or after November 14, 1986, a period of five years physical presence, two after the age of fourteen is required. For birth between December 24, 1952 and November 13, 1986, a period of ten years, five after the age of fourteen are required for physical presence in the U.S. to transmit U.S. citizenship to the child.

Obama was born in 1961 and his mother was 18.

[Conservative Capitalist]

Yes I do realize that Obama is a citizen. There is no question about that. The issue arises as to whether he is of natural-born status as required by the Constitution. Which if one of his parents is an alien then he is not granted natural born status per the Act of 1790. And since there is no other law regarding natural born status this is where the issue arises.