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Gee...wonder if....Nah....I’m sure ‘Black’ had little to do with manipulating stats.

My Dad's parents came from Poland in '28. They became citizens. He was born here in '30. Was he a natural born citizen? How about me? My daughter was born in Italy while I was stationed there. Is she a natural born citizen?

You dad - yes. You - yes. Your daughter - maybe.

The Naturalization Act of 1790 addressed this issue, and stated that children born to US citizens (as long as the father has resided in the US), born abroad would be considered 'natural born citizens'. But this only lasted 5 years, and was removed in 1795. I believe the reason for it's removal is that the word 'natural' in 'natural born citizen' is a reference to 'natural law', and since 'natural law' is an absence of 'positive law', you can't make a positive law into a natural law.

I believe that if she was born on a US base, or land that was under US government control, like a consulate, or embassy, that yes, she is a natural born Citizen. If she was born on Italian soil, then no she is not.