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Two presidents were born having a father who was not a citizen.   
 
Two presidents were born having a father who was not a citizen.   
 
* [[Chester A. Arthur|Chester Arthur]] was born in the US (though rumored to have been born in Canada), but his father was at that time a citizen of the [[UK]].
 
* [[Chester A. Arthur|Chester Arthur]] was born in the US (though rumored to have been born in Canada), but his father was at that time a citizen of the [[UK]].
* [[Barack Hussein Obama|Barack Obama]], whose father was a subject of the United Kingdom (that is the British colony of Kenya).   
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* [[Barack Hussein Obama|Barack Obama]], whose father was a subject of the United Kingdom (that is the British colony of Kenya).  However Obama qualifies as a natural born citizen because he was born in Hawaii. As for those who suspect he was born outside the US, he nevertheless meets the criteria, "And the children of citizens of the United States, that may be born beyond sea, or out of the limits of the United States, shall be considered natural born citizens: Provided, That the right of citizenship shall not descend to persons whose fathers have never been resident in the United States." That is, his mother was a U.S. citizen and his father did live in Hawaii.
    
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