mjgphotoz wrote:
Jim, Barry Goldwater was born on Jan.1,1909. Arizona became a state Feb.14,1912. Arizona was an authorized territory of the US and he, and those born as such, had/have birthright citizenship. This is the way most people in this country and their forefathers received citizenship unless they moved here from abroad and applied for and received naturalization papers. We receive a birth certificate when born here certifying that birth, not a document granting citizenship or naturalization in writing, so I suspect not too many of us can actually "produce" a paper that declares we are a citizen absent naturalization.
Aren't you so glad you asked? Laura will be so proud of me.
