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To: Man50D
U.S. in 1961 required both parents to be U.S. citizens, along with the child being born on U.S. soil in order for BO/BS to be a natural born citizen.

Can you share the law or reference that states such? AFAIK, citizenship did NOT require both parents to be citizens, birth on US soil alone was enough. If you were born overseas, either both parents were US citizens OR one was a US citizen with at least 5 years adult residency within the US.

20 posted on 04/04/2010 6:13:30 AM PDT by PugetSoundSoldier (Indignation over the Sting of Truth is the defense of the indefensible)
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To: PugetSoundSoldier

Don’t confuse “citizen” with “Natural born citizen”, although the NBC part has always been a little difficult to define. If he was born overseas though, with Ann being his only US parent, he wouldn’t even be a citizen. If he later became one, he would be a “naturalized” citizen. This is why it’s so important to verify he was in fact born in Hawaii. Because of the laws at the time (US Citizen parent must have been in country 10 years, five of which over the age of 14 or 16-depending on the source and doesn’t matter because she was 18), WHERE he was born is the most important factor.


25 posted on 04/04/2010 6:22:19 AM PDT by autumnraine (America how long will you be so deaf and dumb to the chariot wheels carrying you to the guillotine?)
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