Who is a 'Natural Born' Citizen? We’ll Know When Canadian Runs for President

2 Pages Posted: 30 Mar 2012 Last revised: 12 Apr 2012

Date Written: January 15, 2012

Abstract

In this paper I argue that there is a class of foreign born citizens who must be considered "natural born" for the purposes of the presidential eligibility requirements under Article II of the United State Constitution.

Keywords: natural born, natural born citizen, constitutional law, article 2, article II, presidential eligibility, birther, birthers

JEL Classification: K10, K19, K30, K39, K40, K49

Suggested Citation

Ghahramani, Salar, Who is a 'Natural Born' Citizen? We’ll Know When Canadian Runs for President (January 15, 2012). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2029772 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2029772

Salar Ghahramani (Contact Author)

Penn State University ( email )

Minderbroedersberg 4
Maastricht
Netherlands

HOME PAGE: http://sites.psu.edu/salar

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