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To: edge919

Rogers v. Bellei: “We thus have an acknowledgment that our law in this area follows English concepts with an acceptance of the jus soli, that is, that the place of birth governs citizenship status except as modified by statute.”


56 posted on 12/29/2011 10:20:54 AM PST by sometime lurker
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To: sometime lurker
Rogers v. Bellei: “We thus have an acknowledgment that our law in this area follows English concepts with an acceptance of the jus soli, that is, that the place of birth governs citizenship status except as modified by statute.”

"Natural born citizen" status CANNOT be modified by statute. Only Naturalized, Statutory, or Derivative citizenship can be modified by statute, non of which constitutes "natural citizenship."

65 posted on 12/29/2011 11:19:43 AM PST by DiogenesLamp (Partus sequitur Patrem)
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