Statutory Vs Natural Born
A statutory citizen (bestowed by man's pen) can never be a "natural born" citizen (bestowed by God/nature).
Statutory citizenship means that a person's citizenship requires a law or laws to define it. A citizen via statute is constitutionally ineligible to serve as Commander-in-Chief.
A person who is natural born requires no laws to define their citizenship. Only a "natural born" citizen is constitutionally eligible to serve as Commander-in-Chief.
"Natural born" citizens are in a class separate from all others. They are, in fact, in a classification or category unto themselves because they alone are eligible to serve as Commander-in-Chief -- a fact that unsettles many.
Circumstances Of Birth Upon Citizenship
1. Birthplace important AND parentage important -- a "natural born" citizen is any person born in the US mainland (includes Alaska and Hawaii) AND born of US citizen parents (that's two) -- think Ronald Reagan.
2. Birthplace important AND parentage not important -- a "native born" citizen (also considered a 14th Amendment citizen) is any person born in the US mainland (includes Alaska and Hawaii) -- one or both of the parents may be foreign nationals -- think Barack Obama.
3. Birthplace not important AND parentage important -- a citizen "by statute" is any person born of a US citizen parent(s) outside the US mainland -- think John McCain.
4. Birthplace not important AND parentage not important -- a "naturalized" citizen is a citizen as the result of a process (i.e. by federal statute as bestowed to Congress under Art. I, Sec. 8, Cl. 4) -- think Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The Reagan Case
Ronald Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois, USA. His father, John "Jack" Reagan, was born in Fulton, IL, as was his mother, Nelle Wilson Reagan.
By blood and by place of birth, Ronald Reagan was a "natural born" citizen. No law bestowed his citizenship upon him. His father was an American. His mother was an American. He was born in America. He was a "natural born" American citizen.
This case meets the test of jus soli -- born in the USA
This case meets the test of jus sanguinis -- parents are US citizens
This person is a "natural born" citizen and is eligible to serve as Commander-in-Chief.
The Obama Case
It's 97% certain that Barack Obama was born in Hawaii. There's a 46% chance he was born at the Kapi'olani Medical Center, a 46% chance he was born at the Queens Hospital, and a 5% chance he was born at home. No Honolulu hospital has a record of Obama or mother ever being there. There's also a 2% chance that Obama was born in Kenya, and a 1% chance he was born in Vancouver, BC. Wherever he was born, he had one American citizen parent and one Kenyan citizen parent. An Indonesian adoption could further complicate Obama's status -- detailed scenarios of Obama’s citizenship status here . . .
At birth, Barack Obama gets his citizenship via the 14th Amendment (assuming Hawaii):
"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."
Obama also has his citizenship defined via the Immigration and Nationality Act -- "by statute."
Sec. 305. [8 U.S.C. 1405] Persons born in Hawaii:
A person born in Hawaii on or after August 12, 1898, and before April 30, 1900, is declared to be a citizen of the United States as of April 30, 1900. A person born in Hawaii on or after April 30, 1900, is a citizen of the United States at birth. A person who was a citizen of the Republic of Hawaii on August 12, 1898, is declared to be a citizen of the United States as of April 30, 1900.
At birth, Barack Obama was also a Kenyan citizen and a subject of Great Britain:
"When Barack Obama Jr. was born on Aug. 4,1961, in Honolulu, Kenya was a British colony, still part of the United Kingdom’s dwindling empire. As a Kenyan native, Barack Obama Sr. was a British subject whose citizenship status was governed by The British Nationality Act of 1948. That same act governed the status of Obama Sr.‘s children.
The implications of a Soetoro adoption:
Under Indonesian law, when a male acknowledges a child as his son, it deems the son, in this case Soetoro/Obama, an Indonesian State citizen. See Constitution of Republic of Indonesia, Law No. 62 of 1958 concerning Immigration Affairs and Indonesian Civil Code (Kitab Undang-undang Hukum Perdata) (KUHPer) (Burgerlijk Wetboek voor Indonesie).
The implications of Kenyan or British Columbian birth:
Sec. 301. [8 U.S.C. 1405] Nationals and Citizens of the United States at Birth:
(d) a person born outside of the United States and its outlying possessions of parents one of whom is a citizen of the United States who has been physically present in the United States or one of its outlying possessions for a continuous period of one year prior to the birth of such person, and the other of whom is a national, but not a citizen of the United States;
(e) a person born in an outlying possession of the United States of parents one of whom is a citizen of the United States who has been physically present in the United States or one of its outlying possessions for a continuous period of one year at any time prior to the birth of such person;
This case meets the test of jus soli -- born in the USA (97%)
This case fails the test of jus sanguinis -- one or both parents are NOT US citizens
This person is NOT a "natural born" citizen and is NOT eligible to serve as Commander-in-Chief.
Summary
Many citizens of this country fail to meet the "natural born citizen" classification and yet have no divided loyalties. At no fault of their own, they are disqualified from pursuing the position of President of the United States of America. Loyalty lies within men's hearts and minds and not their birth circumstances. One's birth circumstances could have the possibility of, but not a guarantee of, promoting divided loyalties and that is the reason for the "natural born citizen" clause/language within our constitution.
There are many that will argue the logic, because to them it will seem unfair. Maybe it is unfair, but that is what the constitutional amendment process is for. Personally, I don't think it's unfair, because the "natural born citizen" language was wisely and intentionally installed in the U. S. Constitution as a national security measure or safeguard. It was put there to protect our country from a Commander in Chief with divided loyalties. This is the exact situation that we find ourselves in now as Barack Obama has, on more than one occasion, proclaimed that he is a "citizen of the world." That is how he sees himself.
Points To Ponder
• natural born citizens have NO other nation-ties at birth
• natural born citizens are the consummate "pure Americans"
• natural born citizens have no more rights AS CITIZENS than do statutory citizens, but being president is not a "right", it is a privilege entailing highly discriminatory criterion for eligibility including age, duration of residency, as well as parentage and place of birth (but not race or ethnicity or religion)
• natural born citizenship is that state AT BIRTH, and cannot be granted at any point beyond
• natural born citizenship is the highest national security eligibility criterion