IF Obama was not born on U.S. soil, Obama’s mother’s citizenship would be sufficient to transmit citizenship to Obama at birth
IF
she had been old enough at the time of his birth.
The law in 1961 required the citizen parent to have lived a certain number of years in the U.S. after his or her 16th birthday. I think it was four years. She was only 18 when Obama was born.
In other words: If Obama was NOT born on U.S. soil, he never was a “natural-born” citizen. This is why the PLACE of his birth DOES matter.
And if Obama was not a citizen at birth, he is not even a citizen now. He’s not eligible to STAY IN THE U.S., let alone be President.
The law in 1961 required the citizen parent to have lived a certain number of years in the U.S. after his or her 16th birthday. I think it was four years. She was only 18 when Obama was born.This is not true. This is a now-famous misinterpretation of a US immigration law which didn't apply to Obama's mother because she was a US citizen from birth herself.
This is why the PLACE of his birth DOES matter.His place of birth was Hawaii, USA.
And if Obama was not a citizen at birth, he is not even a citizen now. He’s not eligible to STAY IN THE U.S., let alone be President.He's a citizen of the USA and has been from birth. There is no credible evidence otherwise. Basically, the only people who believe this conspiracy theory are people who want to believe it.