While Romney was born in Mexico, he was still considered a viable and legal candidate for United States president. His Mormon grandfather and his three wives had fled to Mexico in 1886, but none of them ever relinquished U.S. citizenship. While the Constitution requires that a president must be a natural-born citizen, the first Congress of the United States in 1790 passed legislation stating: “The children of citizens of the United States that may be born beyond the sea, or outside the limits of the United States, shall be considered as natural-born citizens of the United States.” Romney and his family fled Mexico in 1912 prior to the Mexican Revolution. However, the Naturalization Act of 1795 repealed the Act of 1790[citation needed] and removed the language explicitly stating that the children of U.S. citizens are natural-born citizens. As such, it is not clear that Romney was actually eligible for the office of president.
Unfortunately, his plight was never ruled on since he never made it that far.
It is only not clear to those that are paid to make the issue not clear.
NBC=Born on US Soil to a Citizen Father and a Citizen mother.
Citizen=Born in USA, Subject to jurisdiction.
We could have a couple six year olds figure out which category the president falls in. They probably wouldn't charge anything either.
One Justice brought up Romney in the oral argument of Nguyen.
If I remember correctly he said that Romney was not eligible to run for President (but I would have to double check to make sure that is correct)