Seems to me that three Presidents without any concern about bloodlines from anyone - FDR, Johnson and Clinton - more than divided this nation. Not just culturally but socially, economically, and politically.
Some of the most rabid, pro-American unity folks I know are naturalized citizens. And some of the most anti-American, tear-it-all-down types are Americans by birth.
What groups take English/American names for themselves, insist their kids learn our History and language? Typically immigrants from Asia. What groups make up names to sound foreign or insist on names from back in their home country, and ignore what their kids learn about our history and language? Sad to say - a lot of Mexican aliens and a good chunk of our own blacks.
I'd take a Jindal or Rubio any day as President over what we have now, or someone like Waxman, or Rangel. Jindal and Rubio are so much more American to the core...
Great! Since you feel strongly about this, join with others and lobby for a Constitutional Amendment that would allow a Jindal or Rubio to be president.
The founders merely set forth a standard that within their understanding could be regarded as a reasonable bar to foreign influence in American government. That they could not foresee the absolute mess that would occur years later was not their fault.
In any case, in accordance with constitutional principles, a law stands until it is repealed. It may be a technicality, but I wouldn't give Obama the slightest break on a technicality. He used technicalities to win his first two elections to office. (And I think the third as well.)
But I understand your point. Rubio would make a far better and loyal president then the idiot we have now.