Reply #27: Okay. So you are saying that in order to be president,

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one should have lived in our society from birth. Am I correct? And if so, then I would ask if that would be better translated into a *residency* requirement? The scenarios I am thinking of are:

A) Ms. X was born in New York City to two US citizens. When she is 6 months old, the family moves from NYC to live in Beijing for the next five years of her life. The family then moves back to NYC. Ms. X grows up and wants to become president. She is eligible because she was born here and her five years out of the country are irrelevant.

B) Mr. Z was born in NYC to two US citizens. When he is six months old, the family moves to Beijing for 35 years, but retain their US citizenship. The family then moves back to NYC. Mr. Z is now grown up and wants to become president. He is eligible because he was born here and is still a citizen. But how indoctrinated into our society is he?

C) Ms. Y was born in Beijing to two Chinese citizens. They move to NYC when Ms. Y is 6 months old and the whole family gains citizenship shortly (I know, fantasy land. But bear with me). Ms. Y grows up and wants to become president. She is ineligible because she was not born here even though the only society she knows is US society.

You might have figured that my position is that Ms Y's ineligibility and Mr. Z's eligibility are both unjust. I would like to know why you think they are just.