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To: Ray76
Congress has the power to make a uniform rule of naturalization, citizenship which depends upon a Congressional act is naturalization.

8 US Code 1401 provides for the following, along with several other sets of possible qualifying conditions for "citizen at birth":

The following shall be nationals and citizens of the United States at birth:

(a) a person born in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof;

So, we're ALL naturalized citizens now?

Mind you, this is precisely the same section of the US Code that defines certain children of an American citizen born abroad as a US citizen at birth; it's merely a different qualification standard among several. There is no distinction made regarding the quality of the citizenship at birth granted.

143 posted on 01/26/2016 2:59:45 PM PST by John Valentine (Deep in the Heart of Texas)
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To: John Valentine

A person born in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof does not depend upon the statute for their citizenship.


145 posted on 01/26/2016 4:34:59 PM PST by Ray76
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