>RE: Yes. Anchor babies are natural born citizens.
A child is born to a 21 YO woman born & raised is Richmond VA fathered by a 21 YO man, also born & raised in Richmond VA. What citizenship does the baby have?
On the same day a baby is born to an 17 YO girl born & raised in Burlington VT fathered by a 22 YO man born & raised in Sherbrooke Canada who was not a US citizen. What citizenship does the baby have?
In 1961 a baby is born to a 24 YO woman fathered by a 30 YO man, both born & raised in Topeka, KS. What citizenship does the baby have?
On the same day in 1961 a baby is born in Honolulu, HI to a 17 YO girl born & raised in the US fathered by a 24 YO man from British East Africa who was not a US citizen. What citizenship does the baby have?
On the same day in 1961 a baby is born in Nairobi, British East Africa to a 17 YO girl born & raised in the US fathered by a 24 YO man from British East Africa who was not a US citizen. What citizenship does the baby have?
In two of these cases there is no need to look up citizenship laws in effect at the time of birth. That would be a natural born citizen.
The term natural born was never defined because it didn't have to be. It's common sense. The other babies may or may not be citizens of the US, depending upon citizenship laws in effect at the time of birth. You'd have to look it up. The fact that you'd have to look it up means that their citizenship depends upon a law that naturalizes them. They are not natural born citizens, they would have to be naturalized into citizenship if their birth conditions comply with the laws in effect at the time of birth.
citizen from birth =/= natural born citizen.