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To: Cboldt

— The ONLY damn thing “natural born citizen” means is that the person is an American citizen immediately upon their birth. —
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and all persons born in those [Virgin] islands on or after February 25, 1927, and subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, are declared to be citizens of the United States at birth.
8 USC 1406

All persons born in the island of Guam on or after April 11, 1899 (whether before or after August 1, 1950) subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, are declared to be citizens of the United States

8 USC 1407

The careful reader will notice that these citizens at birth may have two alien parents.
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I said, in the post to which you commented, that those who were an American citizen under law IMMEDIATELY UPON THEIR BIRTH were “natural born citizens”

You posted several provisions of the law that (apparently in 1952?) RETROACTIVELY made some categories of people US citizens from their birth. But these people were NOT “natural born citizens” because they were not immediately an American citizen at their birth but instead were made US citizens RETROACTIVELY.

There is MORE SMOKE BEING blown over this “natural born citizen” issue than was created in the Great Yellowstone Park forest fires of the last century.


237 posted on 01/17/2016 6:11:20 PM PST by House Atreides (Cruzin' [BUT NO LONGER Trumping'] or losin'!)
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To: House Atreides
Those are current laws. I linked to them. They operate today, under the language of the law.

Yes, some of the people naturalized were already alive. But a child born today in the Virgin Islands or Guam is a citizen of the US at birth. IMMEDIATELY UPON THEIR BIRTH.

Your reading comprehension appears to be impaired. If you are not rational or capable of reasoned thought, it would be a waste of my time, and only cause you irritation, if we were to continue our correspondence.

246 posted on 01/17/2016 6:15:24 PM PST by Cboldt
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