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To: Sam who wrote (89682)	10/11/2008 5:14:16 PM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 541933

"Children born outside the U.S. to a U.S. citizen parent or parents who meet U.S. residence requirements automatically acquire USA citizenship." usimmigration.visapro.com

To: Sam who wrote (89682)	10/11/2008 5:14:51 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541933

>>I'm not sure about that. There was some question about McCain for awhile because he was born in Panama. I think it matters whether you were born on American soil or not. << Sam - I looked it up. Any child born in the United States is automatically a citizen of the United States, regardless his or her parents' citizenship, with the exception of some children of diplomatic personnel from other countries. For children born abroad, it's more complicated, and the rules have changed several times within the past century. Here are the rules that would relate to Obama: >>What are the rules for people born between December 23, 1952 and November 13, 1986? Again, children born abroad to two US citizen parents were US citizens at birth, as long as one of the parents resided in the US at some point before the birth of the child. When one parent was a US citizen and the other a foreign national, the US citizen parent must have resided in the US for a total of 10 years prior to the birth of the child, with five of the years after the age of 14. An exception for people serving in the military was created by considering time spent outside the US on military duty as time spent in the US. While there were initially rules regarding what the child must do to retain citizenship, amendments since 1952 have eliminated these requirements. _____ That last sentence may relate to the so-called "Oath of Allegiance" requirement. Between this and what Karen posted, I'm convinced that the whole citizenship lawsuit is based on a fantasy. Source: visalaw.com - Allen