George romney born mexico
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How Mitt Romney's Mexican-Born Father Was Eligible to be President
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Mitt Romney's father, George Romney, has been invoked on the campaign trail often.
Newt Gingrich used his release of 12 years' of tax records as an example to push his rival to release his own tax returns.
On Thursday night, Romney mentioned the fact that his father was born in Mexico in response to Gingrich's allegations that he is " anti-immigrant," which raises the question: If George Romney was born in Mexico, how could he run for president?
It is clear that naturalized citizens cannot qualify for the office of president, but there is no clarification in the U.S.
Constitution pertaining to people born to U.S. citizens in a foreign country, and there is no definition of a "natural-born citizen." Some experts have challenged the idea that foreign-born children of U.S. citizens are "natural-born" because citizenship is conferred upon them after birth.
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