but children with at least one US citizen parent (naturalized or natural-born) would be a natural-born citizen, eligible for the Presidency.”””
Not bases upon what I have read for over 8 years.
That was the problem with Obama-—his father was NOT an American citizen. We also have NO real proof that Obama was born in Homolulu.
A decision on this needs to also get to the UUSC.
Ablsolutely, and with Gorsuch and Kavanaugh, we should get a reasonable, constitution-based decision.
The controversy over Obummer was that because of the laws in effect at the time of his birth, if he was born in Kenya instead of Hawaii, his mother would have to had resided in the United States for at least 10 years, 5 of which after the age of 16 in order to confer citizenship to him. She was 18 when Obummer was born, so if the birth was not in the U.S., he wouldn't be a citizen.
That law has subsequently been changed, so now the mother (or father) can confer citizenship to her/his child as long as s/he resided in the United States for at least 5 years, two of which after the age of 14.