How difficult is it to determine if a person is a “natural born citizen of the United States?
If both of her parents were actually citizens of other countries and she was simply born on USA soil is that enough to qualify her as being a natural born citizen as far as her holding an elected office putting her in line to become the President?
So what is the problem here? She either is or is not qualified. Which is it?
Nope.
Both parents have to be US citizens. Only US. Dual-citizenship status doesn’t count.
Answer to Q#1: Not difficult
Answer to Q#2: No
Answer to Q#3: No problem
Answer to Q#4: Not qualified
I believe it will have to be adjudicated eventually as more and more anchor babies run for Pres/VP
“Born ON U.S. SOIL, to TWO U.S. citizen parentS. Simple, THAT’S IT! “
Not born abroad in a U.S. embassy. Not born on a ship, airplane, or U.S. base abroad.
MAYBE not even Alaska (statehood 1959), Hawaii, (statehood 1959). Maybe not U.S. possessions and/or territories as they have varying laws on citizenship. (just being born in a U.S. possession or territory doesn’t automatically make you a U.S. “citizen” (let alone a natural born citizen)
“Dual Citizenship” (in and of itself) DOESN’T MATTER!
Usually (maybe always) so called “Dual Citizenship” is granted to a U.S. citizen by a FOREIGN country because of the heritage of the parents. Usually until the age of maturity.
Does the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA allow foreign countries to affect the citizenship of American citizens?
OF COURSE NOT! Foreign countries can grant anyone they want citizenship to their counties. We can’t stop that or do we (U.S. government) care.
Dual citizenship is a red herring! It doesn’t matter!
What MATTERS is the likely underlying issue of the parents citizenship.
Ted Cruz wasn’t ineligible because he had Canadian AND U.S. citizenship (Dual citizenship). It was because HE WAS BORN IN CANADA! (to a father who was NOT a U.S. citizen and a mother whose U.S. citizenship is in question).
Ted Cruz fails on BOTH counts jus soli AND jus sanguinis
He’s a Cubanadian.