asking this question again for a reason (do you have to be born in the US to become president) because....?

Question

i just asked this question before and everyone said, yes, except someone gave me a different answer:

No, actually in tonlac's answer he contradicts him/herself. The Constitution says that a presidential canidate must be a natural born citizen. A natural born citizen could be a child that is born in, say South Korea and the father is American and the mother is Korean. The child is automatically a natural born, american citizen because of his/her's father. the child is also a korean citizen.


Is this true?

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Answer 1

You can take this answer to the bank: In order to become president of the United States, you must be born on American soil.......That means you have to have been born in one of the fifty united states. That's a fact.

Answer 2

When in doubt, go right to the source:

"No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President"

The current effective federal statute, Title 8, Section 1401, first passed by Congress on June 27, 1952 and last amended on October 25, 1994, of the U.S. Code provides details on the circumstances under which persons are legally recognized by the United States to be "nationals and citizens of the United States at birth".

Answer 3

Art II, Sec 1, pgh 4. says: "No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States at the time of sdoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained the age of of thirty-five years, and been fourteen years a resident within the United states."

This means the person must be entitled to citizenship at birth; not that s/he be physically born in one of the 50 states. This question came up in the 1960's, when George Romney was running for the Republican nomination for President. He was born outside of the US (as I recall, in Mexico) to American Mormon missionary parents. The authorities all agreed he was eligible.

Answer 4

A part of what makes this interesting is the fact that John McCain was not born "within the United States," i.e., in one of the 50 states of in Washington D.C. He was born in the Panama Canal Zone of parents who were U.S. citizens temporarily living there. I feel confident that as long as you were born of parents who were U.S. citizens (even if they were born as citizens of other countries, came here and were "naturalized") then you qualify to run for President no matter where you were physically at when you were born.

This kind of thing might have to get taken to Court someday.

Answer 5

Yes, it is true. I have a nephew who was actually born in Okinawa-his father was in the military. He was born on the 'base' which is considered to be American soil. I believe when an American citizen parents a child, the child is automatically a citizen of the U.S.
Further; it is my understanding that people can now claim 'dual-citizenship'-which used to be unlawful, in America.
I hope this helps to solve your question.

Answer 6

You must be a natural born citizen, not necessaily born on U.S. soiMF That means your parents are American and your mother gave birth to you on an American territory. Barack Obama, the U.S. Senator from Illinois, a dynamite leader may one day be president due to this distinction.

Answer 7

American diplomatic soil as well as military bases are considered American ground. If you are on either one of those, you are technically IN America. Children born to American parents in places like this are exactly the same as their counterparts born in the geographic United States, with all of the same rights and privileges.

Answer 8

I believe the only exception to having to be born on US soil is for children born overseas to US military personel serving overseas.

Answer 9

You must be born in America.

Answer 10

you could grow to be a citizen, sure. given which you have lived here for over 5 years, i anticipate legally, you could record for citizenship suitable now! Wait, once you're here illegally, uh do no longer try this.