Well, that pretty much captures the simple-minded view.
And if Zak is monitoring this thread, how about these two individuals, both my sons, and both quite clear in their understanding that while they might be citizens-by-birth, they are NOT NBCs.
1. Born in Jakarta, Indonesia, US Citizen father, non-US Citizen mother, 1977
2. Born in Boulder, Colorado, US Citizen father, non-US CItizen mother, 1979
But since both were granted citizenship at the moment of their births due to the circumstances of their births, they are NBCs - according to Zak.
My question to Zak is, therefore, by what mechanism, other than by statute, would US citizenship have devolved upon them?
Well, that pretty much captures the simple-minded view.
Yup, In the words of Richard “Bull” Moll on ‘Night Court’, “I only have 2 functional brain cells”.