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To: Cboldt
You are quite knowledgeable on the topic of US citizenship. A poster claimed

"All Citizenship in a country is derived by virtue of statutes."

I am curious my father was born here (USA) to a US citizen parents, my mother was born here to a US citizens parents. I was born here. What statute make me a US citizen?

33 posted on 01/12/2016 6:53:05 AM PST by jpsb
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To: jpsb
I am curious my father was born here (USA) to a US citizen parents, my mother was born here to a US citizens parents. I was born here. What statute make me a US citizen?

The 14th Amendment.

Prior to that, if your parents were slaves prior to 1865 or indians (prior to 1924) you were not a citizen.

38 posted on 01/12/2016 7:02:34 AM PST by P-Marlowe (Tagline pending.)
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To: jpsb
-- What statute make me a US citizen? --

You probably have US citizenship two or three ways. One by refence to any state law on the subject of citizenship, coupled with Article IV, Section 2; and the other by the 14th amendment coupled with being born subject to the jurisdiction of the US. It happens that there is a US statute that repeats the words of the 14th amendment, but if that statute was missing, the 14th amendment would still be there.

Your citizenship does not depend on an act of Congress, and you had it from birth any way you slice it, born on the soil, AND passed from your parents.

41 posted on 01/12/2016 7:08:17 AM PST by Cboldt
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