Forgive me for being ignorant. Why is she not eligible? Supposedly she was born in Oakland CA which makes her a naturalized citizen. Unless her birth is shady like Obama, born in Kenya, is there something I am missing here? Even if Obama was born overseas, Constitutionally, as long as his mother was still a US citizen Obama has US birthright citizenship. So I really don't understand what all the fuss is about. Harvard Law Review - On the Meaning of āNatural Born Citizenā
The U.S. Constitution states that the president must be a natural-born citizen of the United States.
Per Cornell University Law, A natural born citizen refers to someone who was a U.S. citizen at birth, and did not need to go through a naturalization proceeding later in life.
Per Harvard Law Review, a ānatural born Citizenā means a citizen from birth with no need to go through naturalization proceedings. The Supreme Court has confirmed that natural born citizens are persons born either within the USA or abroad who are citizens from birth based on the citizenship of a parent.
To have become a naturalized citizen, either one of Kamala's parents would need to have resided in the United States as a lawful permanent resident for at least five years... and then completed the naturalization paperwork and process. They didn't before she was born. Her mother came to the U.S. in 1960, and her father in 1961. Kamala was born in 1964. It takes 5 years of residency within the U.S. to apply for citizenship, and both of her parents were here on visas when she was born. She is not a natural born citizen of the U.S..
Trump can let Kamala be selected as the Dem candidate at their convention in August, and then immediately challenge her candidacy to the Supreme Court. She doesn't meet the definition, and is therefor ineligible.
Forgive me for being ignorant. Why is she not eligible? Supposedly she was born in Oakland CA which makes her a naturalized citizen. Unless her birth is shady like Obama, born in Kenya, is there something I am missing here? Even if Obama was born overseas, Constitutionally, as long as his mother was still a US citizen Obama has US birthright citizenship. So I really don't understand what all the fuss is about. Harvard Law Review - On the Meaning of āNatural Born Citizenā
The U.S. Constitution states that the president must be a natural-born citizen of the United States.
Per Cornell University Law, A natural born citizen refers to someone who was a U.S. citizen at birth, and did not need to go through a naturalization proceeding later in life.
Per Harvard Law Review, a ānatural born Citizenā means a citizen from birth with no need to go through naturalization proceedings. The Supreme Court has confirmed that natural born citizens are persons born either within the USA or abroad who are citizens from birth based on the citizenship of a parent.
To have become a naturalized citizen, either one of Kamala's parents would need to have resided in the United States as a lawful permanent resident for at least five years... and then completed the naturalization paperwork and process. They didn't before she was born. Her mother came to the U.S. in 1960, and her father in 1961. Kamala was born in 1964. It takes 5 years of residency within the U.S. to apply for citizenship, and both of her parents were here on visas when she was born. She is not a natural born citizen of the U.S..
Trump can let Kamala be selected as the Dem candidate at their convention in August, and then immediately challenge her candidacy to the Supreme Court. She doesn't meet the definition, and is therefor ineligible.
And one of their visas was expired.
And her father was working under contract of the Jamaican government.