Are children born in China automatically Chinese citizens if one parent is Chinese and the other a US citizen with an American passport?
Ah I think you're mistaken by the concept of jus soli and jus sanguinis.USA adopts jus soli as their basis of citizenship law, meaning the children who were born in USA and anywhere within USA jurisdiction territory are automatically granted US citizenship. But US citizenship law also states if at least one of your parents is a permanent resident or a citizen, your children will be granted a US citizenship as wellWhereas in China, it mainly operates on basis of jus sanguinis (right of blood) which means your children need to at least have one person who holds Chinese permanent residency or Chinese citizenship to acquire Chinese citizenship for your children regardless of where they were born, the place of birth is not relevant.Now back to your situation, the thing about your situation is now you and your husband have a choice between giving your child a Chinese citizenship or US citizenship. You are eligible for both options BUT you can only choose one because maybe you're not realising china only allows one citizenship (dual citizenship is not allowed) whereas US does recognise dual or multiple citizenship so even though technically your children have dual citizenship but they can only choose one due to conflicting dual citizenship law between 2 countries.Your children will be US citizens regardless because you are an American citizen. But if you want an easier way, it's better to have the children to be born in the US because the children will automatically get the birth certificate to claim US passport whereas if you have your kids born outside US, you will need to go to the immigration and prove you're a US citizen married with non US citizen and claim a US citizenship for your children. You might have to support the proofs with legitimate documents such as marriage certificate, your birth certificate, passport copy, etc.But I think there are requirements to get US citizenship, such as you must have been living in the USA for a period of time, I'm not quite sure about this one but you can check USCIS website.Source:Nationality law of the People's Republic of China - WikipediaUnited States nationality law - Wikipediahttp://lawandborder.com/advantag...Disclaimer: I'm not a US immigration attorney, and my answer is solely based on my understanding and research. If you wish to get more accurate and official info please contact US immigration attorney.
Can a non-U.S.-born person be president of the USA? If not, could that change soon?
The President must have been a citizen from birth. Citizenship at birth may be established by birth within the United States or (under certain circumstances set by statute) by birth to one or two U.S. citizens outside the United States.For an example of citizenship by birth within the United States, every president from John Tyler to Barack Obama was born in a U.S. state, and so was a citizen from birth regardless of his parentage.Likewise, Vice President Charles Curtis was citizen from birth by virtue of his birth in Kansas, which was an incorporated territory at the time. Same with Barry Goldwater (candidate in 1964), who was born in Arizona Territory.For an example of citizenship by birth to a U.S. citizen, presidential candidate Ted Cruz (running in 2016) was born in Canada to a citizen mother and a non-citizen father. Under the version of the naturalization statute in effect at the time, Ted was a citizen at birth provided that his mother had been physically present in the United States for 10 years before Ted's birth, and at least 5 years before she turned 18. There's no particular reason to doubt that Ted's mother satisfied these physical presence requirements, so Ted is almost certainly a citizen from birth.Likewise, presidential candidate George Romney (ran in 1968) was born in Mexico to two U.S. citizens. I have never researched in detail the citizenship law that existed in 1907, but my understanding is that he was a citizen from birth by virtue of his parents' citizenship.John McCain is a hard case. He was born in an unincorporated territory (the Panama Canal Zone), and the weight of precedent holds that birth in an unincorporated territory does not automatically confer citizenship unless Congress passes a statute. Furthermore, the naturalization statute in place when McCain was born was somewhat ambiguous and was not clarified until some years after his birth. (My recollection from digging into this eight years ago is that I thought he was a citizen.)
My girlfriend is Mexican and pregnant.I'm from the U.S. We live in Mexico.Can she have the baby in the U.S.?
No. You said it. You know that a non-citizen cannot enter the country legally to have a child. So why are you even asking? You do not have enough time to make this legally possible. You have a very long time consuming list of things to do first. It isn't possible in 9 months. 1) get married 2) Go back to the US alone and establish a domicile 3) Apply for a spouse visa for your wife 4) Wait months for the paperwork to be approved 5) Send wife for interview in Cuidad Juarez 6) Wait for visa for wife 7) NOW she can finally enter the US.