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Jindal was born in this country. He is a natural born citizen. His parents where both immigrants, but this does not disqualify him from legally seeking the Presidency.

Andrew Jackson's parents were BOTH immigrants. Andrew Jackson was born to Presbyterian Scots-Irish immigrants Andrew and Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson, on March 15, 1767, approximately two years after they had emigrated from Carrickfergus, in Northern Ireland.

Yes, we know about JIndal being born here. That was not the issues, it was his parents as immigrants and the reason for being in the states. If one or both parents were here as diplomats representing another country, in this case, India, than he technically would not qualify for the office of President.

True about AJ’s parents and good point.

Andrew Jackson's parents were BOTH immigrants. Andrew Jackson was born to Presbyterian Scots-Irish immigrants Andrew and Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson, on March 15, 1767, approximately two years after they had emigrated from Carrickfergus, in Northern Ireland.

He was not born in this country. He was born before the adoption of the Constitution; therefore, the citizenship status of his parents is irrelevant because he falls under that definition of citizenship described by the Constitution for those who were citizens at the time of the adoption of the Constitution: "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."

Natural born, as understood by the framers, was someone born in the United States to parents both of whom were U.S. citizens at the time of the birth. This is clearly evident in law at the time of the adoption of the Constitution and from the writings of at least one of the framers on this very subject. The ones least likely to know about this also happen to be the ones who are most likely to say, "Well, I think it means such and such" and go on to propound whatever they manage to spin out of their heads for whatever reasons seem important to them at the time, much like the modern Supreme Court and Democrat/Rino legislatures, both State and Federal.