[Raycpa]

US Law very clearly stipulates: “If only one parent was a US citizen at the time of your birth, that parent must have resided in the United States for at least ten years, at least five of which had to be after the age of 16.”

If this is true, then every child born to an out of wedlock mother under the age of 21 (16+5) would not be a citizen at birth. ....Talk about straw grasping.

[usmcobra]

Actually they would not be Natural born but instead would be naturalized by birth.

Personally I have no problem with the fact that our founding fathers might have decided against giving the presidency to a bastard or the offspring of some immoral coupling, especially when one considers the effects some bastards had in European politics. They were men of Morality and faith by all accounts (even those that strayed).

[Spunky]

"If this is true, then every child born to an out of wedlock mother under the age of 21 (16+5) would not be a citizen at birth. ...."

Remember we are talking IF the child is born outside the U.S. But the subject of unwed mothers has been addressed in some other law.

David can you help here?