Parent is a citizen no | yes -------------------------------------------------- | | | | N/A citizenship granted
Reality:
Parent is a citizen no | yes -------------------------------------------------- | | | | N/A Parent Meets Requirements of Statute | no | yes -------------------------------------------------- | | citizenship citizenship not granted granted
Parent meets requirement of statute MEANS Parent is Citizen, therefore Citizenship is granted means the child is born a citizen by virtue of Meeting requirements of statute AND Parent being citizen.
Therefore, The Parent being a citizen is still the BASE determinative factor of the child’s being a citizen AT BIRTH.