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What if parents of a us president was not born in the us and are not citizens but the president was born in the us?
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∙ 11y ago
unless the law is changed the answer is yes if the child was born in the US then he/she can be president regardless where the parents are born.
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Does a 1790 law prohibit anyone from being president if their parents are not us citizens?
No, a 1790 law does not prohibit anyone from being president if their parents are not US citizens. The natural-born citizen requirement for the presidency is specified in the US Constitution, not in any 1790 law. According to the Constitution, a person must be a natural-born citizen, at least 35 years old, and have been a resident of the United States for 14 years to be eligible for the presidency.
What section of the constitution says your parents have to be natural born citizens of in order for you to be president?
No part. Your parents can be born elsewhere, but you must be born in the US. Barack Obama's father was Kenyan, but President Barack Obama was born in Hawaii. This is spelled out in the Constitution,
Why was George W Romney eligible for president?
because his parents were US citizens
How can an immigrant child become a citizen of the US?
Children who are born in the US to US Parents will automatically become US Citizens by birth. If they are born outside the US also they can get their citizenship status through their parents.
Is a child born in the US of immigrant parents are not United states citizens?
They child is a us citizen if born in the us.
Who can become a naturalized citizen Anyone born A inside the US B outside the US if both parents are US citizens C outside the US to non-US citizens D in a US possession if one parent is a US citizen?
There are one way to become a naturalized citizen. A person that was born outside the United States to parents who aren't citizens of the US. Explanations: A child born in the USA from parents who are both already US citizens do NOT need "naturalized". All are natural citizens. A child outside the US if both parents are US citizens is accepted as a US citizen. A child born in a US possession if one parent is a US citizen qualifies for natural US citizenship.
What is one right that native born citizens have that naturalized citizens do not?
Only a native born citizen can become the President of the US.
What if both parents are not US citizens and the baby is born in Mexico and raised in the US is the baby a US Citizen?
No.
Name one responsibility that is only for us citizens?
One responsibility that is only for US citizens is holding the office of the President of the United States. A person must be born in the US to be president. Voting is another thing that only citizens can do.
What type of citizen does one have to be in order to be elected president?
The President must be a "natural born citizen" according to the Us Constitution.The exact definition of this phrase has not yet been defined by the Supreme Court.It would seem to definitely rule out naturalized citizens but the status of people who have two US citizens as parents but were born in a foreign country is not clear.
If both parents become us citizens are their children citizens?
yes because they were not born in that certain foreign country
If both parents are US citizens born in the US and they have a child and it is born in anothe country can theis oersin run for president?
Modern day Constitution legalists believe children born abroad to American citizen parent are also considered natural born.
