Tell the truth: 301(a) does not declare an individual to be a natural born citizen.
Of course it doesn't "declare an individual to be a natural born citizen."
Do you not understand basic logic, Ray? Is that a good part of your problem?
I declare that I am a citizen of the United States.
The President might declare that I am a citizen of the United States.
A law might declare that I am a citizen of the United States.
Has any of those told you whether I'm a natural born citizen, or not? No.
Has any of those told you that I am NOT a natural born citizen? No.
But I am in fact a natural born citizen.
Not specifying that a citizen is natural born isn't the same thing as specifying that a citizen IS NOT natural born.