[Lurkinanloomin]

Any definition that allows the entry of foreigners into the office of President runs counter to the stated purpose of the clause.

The children of foreigners ARE foreigners, even if born here.

[kosciusko51]

I think there is an exception for children of foreign diplomats, but I could be mistaken.

[Alter Kaker]

Any definition that allows the entry of foreigners into the office of President runs counter to the stated purpose of the clause.

If you're born in the United States, you're not a foreigner, per federal law and the Constitution. Nobody thought Herbert Hoover was a foreigner. This is silly.

[nickcarraway]

So, you believe Trump was ineligible to ve president, as his mother was foreign?

[nickcarraway]

So, you believe Trump was ineligible to ve president, as his mother was foreign?