[ml/nj]

At the time of the drafting of the Constitution, the Oxford English dictionary gives this example of usage for natural-born from 1709: "The Children of all natural-born Subjects born out of Ligeance of her Majesty ... shall be deemed ... to be natural-born Subjects of this Kingdom." (I think this is from an Act of Parliament, but the OED citation is unclear to me.) Natural-born is by blood, not by location, or at least it was in this example.

ML/NJ

[org.whodat]

Wrong, try blacks law, in old law the children of a man inherit his citizenship. This is is still the law of the world, except some Americans in the government that pull anchor baby's out of their collective asses.

you statement was the argument GB used for world power, no matter when in the world a citizen of Britain is born, he is still a British citizen and the sun never sets on the British empire.

[omegadawn]

T the time the constitution was wrote the “official” definition for natural born was

CHILDREN OF CITIZENS SHALL BE CONSIDERED NATURAL BORN

it was later amended to include citizens of citizens born overseas

CHILDREN OF CITIZENS (THAT MAY BE BORN OVERSEAS) SHALL BE CONSIDERED NATURAL BORN.

The meaning of Natural born is clear : birth to parents that are U.S. citizens
Upheld in Minor vs Happensett U.S. Supreme Court.