Congress has NO authority to create types of citizenship whatsoever.
I would agree with that, but Congress does have the authority to grant U.S. citizenship through the rules of naturalization which, to me, is what USC 8 does.
As far as I understand it nobody is being granted natural born citizenship, or deemed to be a natural born citizen, in USC 8.
Naturalization pertains to the act of naturalizing, but 'nationalization' pertains to a jurisdictional ability. Congress has the ability to make the rule, but it DOESN'T have the jurisdiction to directly make this rule effective. The action of making aliens into citizens belong to the States.
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but Congress does have the authority to grant U.S. citizenship through the rules of naturalization
Using the established Constitutional Intent, yes. The problem is they were NEVER given the ability to totally by pass the criteria for residency, NOR the ability to by pass the parent in order to naturalize the child.
In order for an immigrant to become a citizen, they had to live in a State for so many years, stay out of trouble with the law...I think I even remember them having to have witnesses for their character, too.
It WASN'T run-over-the-border-and-squirt-out-your-very-own-US-citizen kind of thing.
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As far as I understand it nobody is being granted natural born citizenship, or deemed to be a natural born citizen, in USC 8.
You're right, they aren't.
My beef is they don't have the legitimate, Constitutional authority to create naturalized at birth citizens.....PERIOD!