It’s relevant because it affects allegiance. Obeyme has little love for the US. He apologizes for it’s greatness at every opportunity. He lived in Indonesia until he was 10. He has stated he is a “world citizen” in foreign speeches. He campaigned in Europe. Tell me his parentage isn’t relevant.
He was a US resident from the age of 10 to now, and if his parents and teachers had been different people he would have a very different view of the US.
Its not how or where he was born, it was to who he was born and who brought him up - the Americans, not the Kenyans or Indonesians. He was raised by Reds.
If they had been Republicans and he had gone into West Point instead of Harvard, Kenyan daddy and all, we would not be arguing this question.