Born in the USA?

[DavidDvorkin]

Poll question: Born in the USA?

I'm a furriner by birth. How about you?

[YOY]

1. What's up? Is a louder than usual birther actually getting coverage now?

n/t

[DavidDvorkin]

3. No, I just happened to think of this poll

Although maybe reading about the birthers influenced me without my being aware of it.

I would be interested in knowing about the citizenship makeup of DU. Just curiosity, inspired by my being a naturalized citizen rather than a natural-born one. I don't really expect to get a valid statistical picture from this poll, though. :)

[YOY]

4. Grandson of Immigrants.

I think you have a few first and second generations here though...and few native Americans as well.

[LuckyTheDog]

2. I was born in Kenya

But my parents were able hide that fact by placing birth announcements in Hawaiian newspapers and arranging for me to get a Hawaiian birth certificate. They did all that because their plan was to raise me Manchurian-candidate style to grow up, become president and destroy everything that is good and decent about America.

At least that was the plan. But than Barack Obama got elected and now I am re-thinking my objectives. Maybe America isn't so bad, afterall.

:silly:


On edit: Seriously... I was born in Indiana.

[monmouth]

5. Born in the USA and Bruce was a neighbor in Freehold, NJ...Yay!!...n/t

[Echo In Light]

6. I gotta kick out of how idiots thought Springsteen's song was "patriotic"

[old mark]

7. Right here in PA, where some of my family has been since 1640 something.

They must be pretty old by now.


mark

[ogneopasno]

8. I was born in the USA, but I've been an undocumented worker and resident with questionable legal

status in another country.

[benld74]

9. Born in the USA, yougest daughter Born in Nanning, China BUT she is all American!

[TahitiNut]

10. Hatched. In Detroit. Oviparous.

Hisssss.....

[DavidDvorkin]

11. That would qualify as born in the USA, wouldn't it?

Or is hatched different from born? I've never thought about that. The online dictionary I just checked isn't clear.

[littlebit]

12. No

I was born in TX.

[a kennedy]

13. Madison, Wisconsin

:loveya: am living about 2.5 hours away now, and get back as often as possible.

[TheCoxwain]

14. wait .. I dont remember ... and the dog ate my birth certificate.

[ShortnFiery]

15. You forgot us Military Brats who were born "USA Citizens" on USA Bases Overseas.

;)

[DavidDvorkin]

16. Good point. But

aren't they legally considered natural-born citizens?

I should have included something like "Natural-born citizen, but not born in the USA." That would cover all babies born abroad but considered US citizens at birth.