|
mom
Feb 5, 2016 12:26:21 GMT 8
Post by Susan on Feb 5, 2016 12:26:21 GMT 8
My mom was born on Corregidor on Jan. 20, 1923. I'm having a discussion (argument) with someone and he says she was not a natural born citizen. I say she was. (she is deceased). my grandfather was a Sargeant at the army base on the Island, Roy Marshall. My mom's name was born Orbey Helen Marshall. so can you tell me what my mother's status would have been being born on Corregidor. would she have been a natural born citizen? thanks.
|
|
|
mom
Feb 5, 2016 20:41:09 GMT 8
Post by batteryboy on Feb 5, 2016 20:41:09 GMT 8
Hi Susan,
Thanks for posting here. I would like to know if your grandmother is a Filipina.
Cheers, Tony
|
|
|
mom
Feb 6, 2016 4:38:35 GMT 8
Post by EXO on Feb 6, 2016 4:38:35 GMT 8
I'm certainly not an authority on the issue of "natural born citizen" but submit as a possibility that as the birth was on a US Army base facility, then the requirement for "natural born citizen" would be satisfied.
|
|
|
mom
Feb 6, 2016 5:26:32 GMT 8
Post by armyjunk on Feb 6, 2016 5:26:32 GMT 8
I think this is the same as Senator McCain, who was born on a base in Panama. He ran for President......
|
|
|
mom
Feb 6, 2016 11:11:38 GMT 8
Post by oozlefinch on Feb 6, 2016 11:11:38 GMT 8
As long as one parent is a citizen, then Susan's mother is a citizen. A current Republican candidate for President, Marco Cruz, has the same situation. He was born in Canada to a Cuban father and an American mother. Some people argue that he doesn't meet the citizenship qualification to be President, but that's not what the Constitution and Supreme Court decisions say.
|
|
|
mom
Feb 6, 2016 16:21:49 GMT 8
Post by batteryboy on Feb 6, 2016 16:21:49 GMT 8
If one of the parent is a natural born citizen of the said country, then the child can actually carry the citizenship of both the mother and the father (dual citizen) depending on the citizen laws of the country (Philippine allows for dual citizenship). For those born inside US bases, (considered to be US territories), the child can be a US citizen as long as one of the parents is a US citizen. I don't know if they changed the laws nowadays.
|
|
|
mom
Feb 6, 2016 21:40:15 GMT 8
Post by pdh54 on Feb 6, 2016 21:40:15 GMT 8
Hi Susan,
Our daughter was born at the hospital at Cubi Point NAS Dec. 31, 1986. Both Chad and I are US citizens. Sarah is solely an American citizen. Her birth certificates is for "An American Born Abroad" and is registered in Olongapo and at the US Embassy in Manila.
We were told she has no claim to Philippine citizenship because neither Chad nor I are Filipino. If one of us had been, then she could claim both US and Philippine citizenship.
I know it is almost 30 years ago, but it probably is still the same as it has always been.
Hope this helps
Patty Hill
|
|