“Not under the law 1961.
Obama’s mom hadn’t been in the country long enough to qualify her son for American citizenship if he was born outside the country.”
Assuming for the moment, that Obama wasn’t born in the US (which I do not agree with), he could still be a citizen despite the age limit.
US immigration law has undergone a lot of changes since the 1960’s largely due to a series of court cases that threw out large chunks of the law as being unconstitutional. It certainly could be argued that by imposing a time limit on a minor, that she could not possibly meet, would act to deprive Stanley Ann Dunham and her son of their rights under the 14th amendment to the Constitution.
It would have to be hashed out in court, but from what I’ve read a case could be made, and if he has citizenship from birth, then he’s natural born.
Post #77 contains the relevant law at the time. She was simply not in the country long enough to qualify her son to US citizenship if he was not born in the US.
Hawaii issued BC’s to children born outside the state/country. A fact they do not deny.
Only the long form indicates if he was born in Hawaii or elsewhere. Not the computer generated record provided to the media.
There is a definition somewhere here of a natural born citizen that requires both parents to be US citizens.