[pennboricua]

They were/ are American citizens, I am just wondering about the elegibility issue, him being issued his status via
Congressional mandate and not by the constituion being ratifyed.

[eyedigress]

Once again, any child born of US citizens is in fact a US citizen regardless of where.

In most cases, a person is a U.S. citizen if all of the following are true:

1.One of his or her parents was a U.S. citizen at the time of the person in question's birth;
2.The citizen parent lived at least 5 years in the United States before his or her child's birth; and
3.At least 2 of these 5 years in the United States were after the citizen parent's 14th birthday.