>dominant understanding is “citizen by law at birth and not later naturalized” rather than “born in the United States” // OK, that didn't clarify much for me,

>dominant understanding is “citizen by law at birth and not later naturalized” rather than “born in the United States” // OK, that didn't clarify much for me, I'll have a look myself. I'm guessing now that there are other ways to be a citizen when born abroad, like 'born to USA citizens and repatriated within 5 years' or somesuch. https://www.findlaw.com/immigration/citizenship/u-s-citizenship-through-parents-or-by-birth.html https://www.findlaw.com/immigration/citizenship/u-s-citizens... seems useful from a source I generally trust but have not corroborated.