1. naturalized - emigrant
2. natural born - born on the soil of 2 citizen parents
3. native born
native born:
- born on the soil to 1 citizen parent
- not born on the soil of 2 citizen parents
- not born on the soil of 1 citizen parent that spent 5 yrs over 14 in US
if not born on the soil to 1 citizen parent 18 years or younger, the child’s citizenship would come from the other parent and the location of birth
*immigrant
One of the things I discovered during the Obama birth certificate debates was that there may be an easy way to determine that a person is not a citizen, once they are identified as a citizen things get squishy. This is especially true when someone tries to make distinctions regarding a person who is “born a citizen”.
So, regarding the requirement that the president must be a “natural born” citizen, I look at that requirement within the definition of “natural born citizen” within the context of the document stating the requirement.
Based on that, I think “natural born” means you were “born a citizen” and did not have to apply for and get citizenship.
Which brings up the concept of anchor babies as they existed at the founding of our nation.