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Obama Born in Kenya
| Sun, 10-12-2008 - 12:57pm |
Coast Provincial General Hospital, Mombasa, Kenya
Update 2, 10/12/08 10:40 AM ET:
| Sun, 10-12-2008 - 12:57pm |
Update 2, 10/12/08 10:40 AM ET:
Puhleez.
"Whether or not the “tip” we received is accurate, only time will tell.
http://www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/does_barack_obama_have_kenyan_citizenship.html
from about.com
Comments: False. Barack Obama is, in fact, a natural-born citizen of the United States, for the simple reason that he was born on American soil (in Hawaii, two years after it acquired statehood). The age and citizenship status of Obama's parents have no bearing whatsoever on Obama's citizenship.
Any confusion on this point is the result of misunderstanding the legal concepts of jus sanguinis (right of blood) and jus soli (right of birthplace). Here is how the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service explains the difference:
It is a fact that under the provisions of Article Two of the U.S. Constitution naturalized citizens are ineligible to hold the office of president, but this disqualification does not apply to Barack Obama, who has been a citizen since birth.
Update: Is Barack Obama's birth certificate valid?
Self-styled "experts" have questioned the validity of Obama's Hawaii birth certificate as posted online, but after examining the actual document the Annenberg Public Policy Center concluded it is authentic. The state of Hawaii has also affirmed its validity.