French was the language of diplomacy in the 18th century and the Founding Fathers were educated men quite capable of reading and understanding the French language.
The correct translation from the French:
The natives, or natural-born citizens, are those born in the country, of parents who are citizens.
“The correct translation from the French:
The natives, or natural-born citizens, are those born in the country, of parents who are citizens. “
Actually, your injection of NBC is ridiculous, when the word being “translated” is “indigenes” - which has the SAME MEANING in both French and English! It didn’t need translation at all! “Indigene”: “a person or thing that is indigenous or native”
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/indigene