Apparently you have not read Rogers v. Bellei. It is uncontested that Bellei is naturalized at birth.
At oral argument, plaintiff’s counsel (Bellei’s counsel) conceded that “Congress need not vest a person in his position with citizenship if it chooses not to do so.”
Please provide a specific cite. I’ve read Bellei, and did not see any clear statement that Bellei was naturalized, not in the majority opinion, though certainly some in the dissent believed it. But it was a necessary assumption to the dissent’s argument, and their argument was rejected.
Nevertheless, if you have a cite to the specific text that makes your point, and if it is in fact a component of the holding, and not just dicta, I would be interested in seeing it. Thanks.
Peace,
SR