Posted on 04/10/2009 7:57:24 PM PDT by Coleus
Barack Hussein Obama Grand Mother says Obama was Born in Kenya
This is old. No, she does not say he was born in Kenya.
Thanks, more research material. ;-)
I do think that Obama is in big trouble, on this issue, if he was NOT born on US soil, as his mother was not old enough to automatically pass along citizenship.
However, there is NO requirement that both parents needed to be US citizens.
“Natural Born Citizenship” means that YOU HAD TO BE A CITIZEN AT THE MOMENT OF BIRTH -—
In other words, citizenship can not be granted by naturalization or legislative act, at any time AFTER birth!
From US State Department Web Page:
Birth Abroad to Two U.S. Citizen Parents in Wedlock: A child born abroad to two U.S. citizen parents acquires U.S. citizenship at birth under section 301(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). One of the parents MUST have resided in the U.S. prior to the child’s birth. No specific period of time for such prior residence is required.
Birth Abroad to One Citizen and One Alien Parent in Wedlock: A child born abroad to one U.S. citizen parent and one alien parent acquires U.S. citizenship at birth under Section 301(g) INA provided the citizen parent was physically present in the U.S. for the time period required by the law applicable at the time of the child’s birth. (For birth on or after November 14, 1986, a period of five years physical presence, two after the age of fourteen is required. For birth between December 24, 1952 and November 13, 1986, a period of ten years, five after the age of fourteen are required for physical presence in the U.S. to transmit U.S. citizenship to the child.
Birth Abroad Out-of-Wedlock to a U.S. Citizen Father: A child born abroad out-of-wedlock to a U.S. citizen father may acquire U.S. citizenship under Section 301(g) INA, as made applicable by Section 309(a) INA provided:
1) a blood relationship between the applicant and the father is established by clear and convincing evidence;
2) the father had the nationality of the United States at the time of the applicant’s birth;
3) the father (unless deceased) has agreed in writing to provide financial support for the person until the applicant reaches the age of 18 years, and
4) while the person is under the age of 18 years —
A) applicant is legitimated under the law of their residence or domicile,
B) father acknowledges paternity of the person in writing under oath, or
C) the paternity of the applicant is established by adjudication court.
Birth Abroad Out-of-Wedlock to a U.S. Citizen Mother: A child born abroad out-of-wedlock to a U.S. citizen mother may acquire U.S. citizenship under Section 301(g) INA, as made applicable by Section 309(c) INA if the mother was a U.S. citizen at the time of the child’s birth, and if the mother had previously been physically present in the United States or one of its outlying possessions for a continuous period of one year.
I'm probably not the first person on this thread to challenge you to prove that assertion. So - where's your proof?
So, if you are born in the US or on US soil you are an American citizen at birth?
You asked — So, if you are born in the US or on US soil you are an American citizen at birth?
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Ummm..., they don’t use the term “anchor baby” for nothing... LOL...
I can’t understand what she says.
Goes to my question … are anchor babies considered American citizens and eligible to be POTUS someday?
“What does it matter where he was born? If his mother was a U.S. citizen, he is also, unless someone can show me otherwise.”
She was under age and in Hawaii at that time didn’t qualify as a citizen which makes him a Kenyan!!!!
Well, the way I think about it, I would say yes — but you know that’s never going to settle the issue with some here... LOL..
For them (some here), it will take the Supreme Court to decide on it. BUT, look out! — if the Supreme Court decides the wrong way — they will tell you that the Supreme Court is corrupt, as a result... :-)
In the end, you’ll never really “settle it” in those certain people’s minds — no matter what. Just go on with your life and ignore them.
In almost all cases, YES!
no...he isn’t American...we’ve elected a foreigner...one who doesn’t like Americans.
“Stop fantasizing, he was born in Hawaii.”
Wrong, he only has a registration of birth and was flown with his mother to Hawaii from Kenya 3 days after he was born because they wouldn’t let her on an airplane because she was so close to giving birth.
Thank you for the friendly dialog. You have given me much to think about and research. As a retired medico, I’m sometimes baffled by the political things that are happening around me and look to FR and its members to help me understand. Again, thank you.
Forgive me if I'm mistaken, but I believe that you and I may have had disagreements before. If so, it's of no consequence, I'm glad that we agree on this one point.
Obama is a foreigner.
You’re welcome..., but, just realize that Free Republic is just as polarized as it seems to be “outside”, too...
Face it, I haven’t found anyone who agrees with me all the time, and I don’t agree with them all the time, either.... :-)
In fact, I get called a lot of names by other FReepers, too... LOL... [in fact, just as I’m composing this, someone is calling me a name, right this very second, no kidding..., I just saw it... ]
The only thing you can do is simply look at the reasoning that some give and see if it makes sense. A lot of it (in my way of thinking) is absolutely *baloney* — but that’s the way it goes... Others, though, do have some good information...
By the way, to see what some FReepers contributed for me, today — see this list that I compiled today, with the help of a bunch of other FReepers...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2226437/posts?page=43#43
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