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>>>Harvard Law Review, must be true

"The idea that membership in a polity is determined principally by birthplace is known by the Latinism jus soli—the “law of soil.” Proponents of this view assert that jus soli was the common law of England as to who was a “natural born subject,” and that the U.S. Constitution’s “natural born Citizen” requirement for presidential eligibility adopted the same English meaning.

This viewpoint is wrong on both counts: jus soli was not the exclusive rule at English common law, and the English common law of natural born subjectship was not the exclusive source of the meaning of “natural born Citizen” in Article II of the U.S. Constitution. “Common law” in this context means the evolving customary law of England as reflected not only in judicial decisions, but also in landmark statutes. Further, early Americans also consulted treatises summarizing English law, most importantly William Blackstohttp://www.aulawreview.org/natural-born-citizen/e’s Commentaries." ← Not to mention The Law of Nations by Vattel.

American University Law Review

“Natural Born Citizen”