There are two ways that one can be born as an American citizen. Jus Solis is the first. This is Latin for Law of Soil. Essentially, if you are born on American soil, you are a US citizen. the second way that one can be born as a US citizen is if either of your parents is a US citizen. This is known as Jus Sanguinis. That is LAtin for Law of Blood.
Whether Dumbo was born in the USA or not is irrelevent. His mother was a US citizen and therefore so is he.
I learned that in my high school government class...in a private school many moons ago, btw
Not true, depending on the circumstances.
And we don't know if his mother met this criteria
“His mother was a US citizen and therefore so is he.”
Dangit, THAT IS NOT THE ISSUE. The issue is “Does he qualify as a NATURAL BORN CITIZEN AS THAT TERM WAS DEFINED WHEN HE WAS BORN.” Different standard, at least then. The reasoning behind the law was because one parent wasn’t a US citizen and the other hadn’t been for 5 years, he was just as much a citizen of both countries and could choose at majority. (They didn’t allow dual citizenship as much then.) Therefore, he qualifies as a NATURALIZED citizen, not a NATURAL BORN citizen. The ONLY real difference between the two is one is eligible for President, the other is NOT.
I’d cite the statute, but it’s been cited time and again already, and apparently people aren’t bothering to read it. They prefer what they “know” vs. what the specific applicable statute said at the time.
Why is this so d@mn hard for people to grasp?!?!!! Unfreakingbelievable.