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The Naturalization Act of 1790 establishes that anyone born of an American citizen is themselves a “natural born citizen” of the USA. The 1790 act originally traced that citizenship through the father, and only included “free white persons”; the 1952 naturalization act amends that by prohibiting racial and gender discrimination in naturalization. So if your mother was a citizen of the USA when you were born, and you were born on the Moon, you are eligible to run for President. Just FYI, in case you were born on the Moon.<\/p>\n

(I think I need a new category, for “Blindingly obvious”.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Naturalization Act of 1790 establishes that anyone born of an American citizen is themselves a “natural born citizen” of the USA. The 1790 act originally traced that citizenship through the father, and only included “free white persons”; the 1952 naturalization act amends that by prohibiting racial and gender discrimination in naturalization. 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