The early Presidents not born in America agree.
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You are correct that the first nine were born in British Colonies. But they were born on
the soil that was to become the United States of America not some in some foreign country.
It was the 10th President that became the first to be born on soil within the United States of America.
A little history for the thread.
Regardless of religious beliefs we do know Edward wasn’t born on US soil. Even the
first nine Presidents were born on soil that became the USA after the formation of this
country. That is more than the Canadain born candidate can say.
Though the Declaration of Independence was dated July 4, 1776, it took 13 years to win and
confirm this independence on the battle fields. A recognizable new nation called the
United States of America, with its own constitution and government was established only in
1783 through the treatry of Paris signed by King George the Third and the representatives of
the United States of America.
Prior to this date, anyone born in North America, presently known as USA, was actually born
in a British Colony, controlled by England and was a citizen of England and pledged
allegiance to the British Crown. Thus nine of the forty-three Presidents, who have served
as president, were foreign born. These nine foreign born US presidents are listed hereunder:
1. George Washington (1789-1797) was born in 1732, in the British Colony of Virginia, and
was a British subject, until the formation of the Government of the United States of America
in 1789, when he became its first president.
2. John Adams (1797-1801) was born in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1735.
3. Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809) was born in 1743 in the colony of Virginia.
4. James Madison (1809-1817) was born in 1751 in the colony of Virginia.
5. James Monroe (1817-1825) was born in the colony of Virginia, in 1758.
6. John Quincy Adams (1825-1829) was born in 1767 in the colony of Massachusetts.
7. Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) was born in 1767 in the colony of the Carolinas.
8. Martin Van Buren (1837-1841) was born in 1782 in the colony of New York.
9. William Henry Harrison (1841) was born in 1773 in the colony of of Virginia. He died in
office from pneumonia.
The tenth US president, John Tyler (1841-1845) was the First US born president. He was
born in March 29, 1790, in the State of Virginia in USA.
http://www.usanewsandinformationservice.com/uspresidentsfb.html
Because he was the first to be born after Independence, the 8th President, Martin Van Buren is considered to be the first Natural Born Citizen president.
From the National Constitution Center :
December 5 marked a milestone in American history, but not one that many citizens living outside of Kinderhook, NY, will recall or think to celebrate. It was the birthday of Martin Van Buren, Kinderhook’s favorite son.
Van Buren was the eighth president of the United States and the first to be born after independence. That accident of birth makes Van Buren the first naturally born American citizen to serve as president. Before him, all of our presidents, going back to Washington, were British subjects when they first saw the light of day. With Van Buren, we crossed a demographic divide.
That accident of birth makes Van Buren the first naturally born American citizen to serve as president.
Unlike someone born in 2010, Van Buren could have served as president whether he was born on American shores or in a foreign land. The clause in the Constitution that requires the president to be a “natural born” citizen exempted foreign-born citizens living in the United States at the time the Constitution was adopted in 1788. Van Buren, born in 1782, would have squeaked through that loophole even if he had been born in, say, Indonesia.
Since we are all entitled to our own opinions, but not to our own facts, this Opinion Lab does not engage with the factual question of where President Obama was born. Instead, it asks you to formulate a position on the question: Should we amend the Constitution to let foreign-born U.S. citizens become president?
The issue in a nutshell: When the Framers wrote the Constitution in 1787, they feared the influence foreign powers and foreign wealth might have on the new nation. In Europe, royal families in one country often tried to put one of their own on another nation’s throne. To prevent some powerful European nobleman from coming to America, buying up political favors and seizing the presidency, the Framers adopted a clause making foreign-born U.S. citizens (except those present at the time of the Constitution’s adoption, whose loyalty had been proven) ineligible to become president.
Advocates of change say the requirement is out-of-date and un-American. Millions of immigrants have made this the most diverse nation on Earth and contributed to its strength. As a matter of equal rights, proponents say, they should have an equal chance to dream about becoming president. Opponents say the Framers’ concerns about the possibility of divided allegiances are still valid and that the Constitution should not be changed.
http://blog.constitutioncenter.org/2010/12/martin-van-buren-immigration-and-the-presidency/