“I do not stand here to cavil with men who are not read in the horn-books of the law; but I assert that every man born within the limits of the Republic, or under its flag at sea, of parents who were not the subjects of any other sovereignty, are, in the very words of the Constitution, natural born citizens”
If I read, and interpret, this correctly, the operative phrase is “...not the subjects of any other sovereignty”.
Meaning not citizens of any other country? It would seem to me that a person would be under the sovereignty of whatever country they were born in.
Help me out, please.
“Meaning not citizens of any other country?”
Natural born is a qualifying adjective.
Kamala Harris is a citizen. Her parents were here with federal permission.
She is not a natural born citizen because her parents were not citizens at the time of her birth.