[Campion]

Then why has it been taught in schools for two hundred years that natural born referred to being born of citizen parents?

Being [allegedly] "taught in schools" has no bearing on establishing a legal precedent for anything.

The Naturalization Act of 1790

The operative law here is the 14th Amendment, which would supercede any language in a statute passed in 1790.

extended the privilege of natural born status to children born overseas to citizen parents.

Which has exactly zero relevance to persons born on American soil to non-citizen parents.

[odawg]

1. It was taught in schools because of legal precedent.

2. The 14th amendment concerned citizenship of former slaves. Had nothing to do with natural born citizenship and says nothing about ridding the Constitution of the natural born requirement for president.

“Which has exactly zero relevance to persons born on American soil to non-citizen parents.”

3. Correct. Nothing in the Constitution prescribes citizenship to persons born on American soil to non-citizen parents. In fact, the 14th amendment expressly disallows it.