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A '''natural-born [[citizen]]''' is someone who is born in a country and is given citizenship status because of his native birth, as opposed to [[Immigration|immigrants]] who become citizens by applying for citizenship. In the [[United States]], citizenship is automatically conferred on those who are born within its [[jurisdiction]].  

A '''natural-born [[citizen]]''' is someone who is born in a country and is given citizenship status because of his native birth, as opposed to [[Immigration|immigrants]] who become citizens by applying for citizenship. In the [[United States]], citizenship is automatically conferred on those who are born within its [[jurisdiction]].  

Natural-born citizenship is listed in the United States [[Constitution]] a requirement of the [[President]], as found in Article II section I: "No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President...."

Natural-born citizenship is listed in the United States [[Constitution]] as a requirement of the [[President]], as found in Article II section I: "No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President...."

There has been some controversy as to whether [[President-elect]] [[Barack Obama]] is a natural-born citzen because he has not revealed his [[birth certificate]].

There has been some controversy as to whether [[President-elect]] [[Barack Obama]] is a natural-born citzen because he has not revealed his [[birth certificate]].