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Old 02-29-2008, 00:40 AM   #11 (permalink)
Ironduke
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Originally Posted by Gun Grape View Post
But they wont be having kids in the base hospital

Just for the hell of it. Say I'm on a liaison tour with the Royal Marines and my son is born at Portsmouth Royal Navy Hospital, no US base in sight. Would my son be eligible to run for President?

For immigration purposes, he is a natural born citizen (2 US parents) but if you are basing it on US territory then?
According to judicial and legal precedence, yes, a child born to American citizens anywhere is a natural-born citizen.
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