[sometime lurker]

The Naturalization Act undoubtedly covered ambassadors serving overseas, but I don’t see anything in the act that would limit it to diplomats. I also don’t see any debate in the Congressional Globe that would indicate some intent that was not obvious - that American citizens whose children were born outside the country would be able to pass on citizenship to those children. If you know of a source indicating there was more to it than that, please link.

[sometime lurker]

And please indicate what relevance it has to the specific thread.

[philman_36]

Here are the pages from the "Annals of Congress" which cover the debate.

@View pages 1147 and 1148
February 3, 1790

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@View pages 1149 and 1150
February 3, 1790

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@View pages 1151 and 1152
February 3, 1790

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@View pages 1153 and 1154
February 3, 1790

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@View pages 1155 and 1156
February 3, 1790

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@View pages 1157 and 1158
February 4, 1790

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@View pages 1159 and 1160
February 4, 1790

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@View pages 1161 and 1162
February 4, 1790

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@View pages 1163 and 1164
February 4, 1790

I find no instance of "children" being mentioned either, yet is is in the bill.
Why is that?