[Non-Sequitur]

So then if a family of four comes to America and the parents are naturalized, that the children remain aliens??? That is just "plain crazy".

Agreed. Which is one of the areas I disagree with Donofrio's interpretation.

Then why did the Senate in Resolution 511 make it dependent upon McCain having been born of two American citizens:

A Senate resolution is not the same as a law. And in fact I don't think S511 was necessary at all. By all reasonable interpretations of the laws on the books McCain is a natural born U.S. citizen and eligible to run for president.

[Uncle Chip]

So then if a family of four comes to America and the parents are naturalized, that the children remain aliens??? That is just "plain crazy". Agreed. Which is one of the areas I disagree with Donofrio's interpretation.

But isn't Donofrio right here. Children of immigrant parents become citizens along with their parents, just not "natural born" citizens. However if born after their parents are naturalized, they become natural born citizens. Isn't that how it works???

A Senate resolution is not the same as a law.

But surely the Senate would not draft a resolution that runs counter to the law, would they???

And in fact I don't think S511 was necessary at all. By all reasonable interpretations of the laws on the books McCain is a natural born U.S. citizen and eligible to run for president.

Which interpretation would that be?? the one requiring both parents to be citizens or requiring him to be born on American territory??? And since he failed the latter and was born off the American military base, then it must be his birth by two American citizens, right???