[livius]

Assuming that Obama were an American citizen by birth, I think even if he returned here with an Indonesian passport as a minor he would still be regarded as an American citizen under our laws.

I believe you are right. However, a difficulty could arise if it were proved that he used this putative Indonesian nationality to get aid as a foreign student at some point. I suspect that might be one of the reasons he is hiding the college records.

[little jeremiah]

Please do a search on the name Sven Magnussen. He has posted State Dept docs describing how a minor child can legally renounce US citizenship. Sven doesn’t post a great deal so it’s easy to find his comments on this topic.