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One cannot have dual citizenship and be natural-born, which in addition to parentage and place of birth, allegiance is a factor as well.
Buchanan - Irish immigrant, non-US citizen father.
Arthur - Irish immigrant, non-US citizen father.
Wilson - English immigrant, non-US citizen mother.
How many places would you like us to put this information that contradicts Atty's Donofrio's assertion that Obama's case is without precedent. (Pun intended)
Mr. Obama will be the seventh man sworn in as President of the United States who has a parent born outside our borders. The other six are:
Thomas Jefferson (English mother)
Andrew Jackson (Scots-Irish parents emigrated from Northern Ireland);
James Buchanan (Irish father)
Chester Arthur (Irish father)
Woodrow Wilson (Scottish mother);
and Herbert Hoover (English-Irish mother).
Have we had any prior parents who had a non American born citizen? Have we? Hmmmmm I wonder!!
Andrew Jackson: His mother and father were born in Ireland
James Buchanan: His father was born in Ireland, County Donegal
Chester Arthur: His father was born in Ireland, County Antrim
Thomas Jefferson: His mother was born in London, England
Woodrow Wilson: His mother was born in Carlisle, England
Herbert Hoover: His mother born in Ontario Canada
from The Ancestry of the Presidents (http://www.presidentsparents.com/american_presidents_ancestry.html - broken link)
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Those of you who doubt, read the Chicago Tribune article. It makes good sense and answers each allegation with facts, if you are in fact, interested in facts.
Andrew Jackson: His mother and father were born in Ireland
James Buchanan: His father was born in Ireland, County Donegal
Chester Arthur: His father was born in Ireland, County Antrim
Thomas Jefferson: His mother was born in London, England
Woodrow Wilson: His mother was born in Carlisle, England
Herbert Hoover: His mother born in Ontario Canada
from The Ancestry of the Presidents (http://www.presidentsparents.com/american_presidents_ancestry.html - broken link)
Grandfather clause. The grandfather clause allowed the first presidents to have parents who were originally non-U.S. citizens. It has a basis in logic. With no grandfather clause for the initial run of Presidents, then no one could have been elected President until 1823 (35 years after ratification) because they would have to wait for a newborn to grow old enough.
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