From the Immigration Act of 1795:
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, that the children of persons duly naturalized, dwelling within the United States, and being under the age of twenty-one years at the time of such naturalization, and the children of citizens of the United States born out of the limits and jurisdiction of the United States, shall be considered as citizens of the United States. Provided, that the right of citizenship shall not descend on persons whose fathers have never been resident of the United States. No person heretofore proscribed by any state, or who has been legally convicted of having joined the army of Great Britain during the late war, shall be admitted as foresaid, without the consent of the legislature of the state in which such person was proscribed.
This says only that children born outside of US jurisdiction to US citizens shall be considered citizens. It does not state that they shall be “naturalized” or “natural born”.
I would conclude, barring specific redefinition, that previous definition of “natural born” would apply. This act remains vague on the specifics of the current topic.
it is not vague at all. Why is everyone so challenged by adjectival phrases? “Natural Born” modifies the word “Citizen.” What’s vague? You have two choices, the phrase either narrows or broadens the noun “Citizen” Well, since “Citizen” is all encompassing, “Natural Born” has to narrow the definition.
In the march towards an answer, there are only two categories here: Where you were born, and WHO you were born to. It’s not complicated. Prior to 1795, the idea was that being born outside U.S. territorial jurisdiction, you could still be “Natural Born”. 5 years, and one French Revolution, later, Congress realized they made a mistake and corrected it with the Immigration Act of 1795. They realized that WHERE you are born matters. And it sure as hell matters to the fraud in the white house. If where you were born did not define eligibility, he would have released whatever birth document he has a long time ago.
Keep this very simple principle in mind. You want a president devoid of any divided loyalities. He must only have the interests of this nation at heart. Period.
Allowing birth overseas for eligibility creates dual citizenship, creates complication over other nations asserting jurisdiction over an individual, and certainly creates a president who would NOT have this nation’s interests at heart.