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The two ways of acquiring U.S. citizenship at birth are by place of birth and inheritance from U.S. citizen parents. Any child born in the United States while under U.S. jurisdiction is a U.S. citizen at birth. Because foreign ambassadors are not subject to U.S. jurisdiction, children born in the United States to foreign ambassadors do not obtain U.S. citizenship at birth. Children born overseas to U.S. citizen parents derive U.S. citizenship at birth, as long as the parents previously lived in the United States for a sufficient period of time. All others must naturalize to become citizens.

J.B. was not a U.S. citizen at birth. Which of the following conclusions can be drawn about J.B.?

  1. Was born in the United States
  2. Was born overseas to U.S. citizen parents
  3. Was not born in the United States to U.S. citizen parents
  4. Was not born overseas to U.S. citizen parents
  5. Was born to U.S. citizen parents
Explanation

Answers: C and D - There are two ways of acquiring U.S. citizenship at birth, and J.B. did not acquire U.S. citizenship at birth. Therefore, J.B. did not meet either of the two conditions for acquiring U.S. citizenship at birth. Specifically, J.B. was not born in the United States to U.S. citizen parents, and J.B. was not born overseas to U.S. citizen parents who previously lived in the United States for the required period of time. Any other conclusion is not supported by the information in the paragraph.

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