Good morning, SatinDoll.
This may interest you...I was born in the Canal Zone:
“statutory U.S. citizens”
“Before the passage of the Panama Canal Treaties in 1977, the Panama Canal Zone had been a U.S. possession, with some families of “natural born” American citizens permanently residing there for generations. In order to protect the “natural born,” status of anyone born in the Zone to at least one citizen-parent, Congress passed 8 USC 1403. Experts cite other legislation providing the same “protection” to the offspring of “natural born” American citizens in the U.S. territories.”
“8 USC 1403”
“(a)Any person born in the Canal Zone on or after February 26, 1904, and whether before or after the effective date of this chapter, whose father or mother or both at the time of the birth of such person was or is a citizen of the United States, is declared to be a citizen of the United States.
“(b)Any person born in the Republic of Panama on or after February 26, 1904, and whether before or after the effective date of this chapter, whose father or mother or both at the time of the birth of such person was or is a citizen of the United States employed by the Government of the United States or by the Panama Railroad Company, or its successor in title, is declared to be a citizen of the United States.”
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As an aside, please remember McCain was born in Colón, Republic of Panama, which makes him a dual citizen.
By the way, I like reading your posts. Thank you.
Yes, we’ve chatted about this before.
People born of U.S. citizens in the Panama Canal Zone and Puerto Rico are themselves U.S. citizens. That is a fact.
Wikipedia has a very concise explanation concerning “unincorporated U.S. territories”, the citizenship of said territories’ citizens, and why they are not considered ‘natural born Citizens.
Incorporated territories, like Arizona and Utah, met a different criteria. Senator Barry Goldwater was challenged on his eligibility because he was born in Arizona when it was still a territory, but as it was an incorporated territory, he was considered to be a natural born Citizen. All born there before statehood were considered U.S. citizens and became, if their parents were both U.S. citizens, natural born Citizens eligible to serve as President or Vice President.