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To: greeneyes
I also read about a Supreme Court decision where it was stated that there were no doubts that a child born to 2 citizen parents born on US soil was a citizen, but as to other categories there were doubts.

Minor vs Happersett mayhaps?

Under the common law, according to the court, "it was never doubted that all children born in a country of parents who were its citizens became themselves, upon their birth, citizens also. These were natives, or natural-born citizens, as distinguished from aliens or foreigners...

1,653 posted on 05/21/2018 7:57:45 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (The Obama is about to hit the fan.)
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

YES!


1,703 posted on 05/21/2018 8:28:14 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Half the truth is often a great lie. B. Franklin)
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