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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBirthers find out that Romney is a secret Mexican
http://www.alipac.us/threads/247484-Mitt-Romney-Not-a-Natural-Born-US-Citizen-his-father-born-in-Mexico(...)
The real legal question is this: Romney's father was born in Mexico. Under their Constitution, he was a Mexican citizen.
Mexican Constitution - Chapter II
Article 30. Mexican nationality is acquired by birth or by naturalization:
A. Mexicans by birth are:
I. Those born in the territory of the Republic, regardless of the nationality of their parents:
II. Those born in a foreign country of Mexican parents; of a Mexican father and a foreign mother; or of a Mexican mother and an unknown father;
Was that still his status when Mitt was born?
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Here's a damning picture of Romney eating a burrito:
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Birthers find out that Romney is a secret Mexican (Original Post)
Enrique
Jan 2012
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NewImproved Deal
(534 posts)1. Ha!
Senor Mitt is an "anchor baby". He best keep out of the Arizona and Alabama primaries...
treestar
(82,383 posts)2. Wow. That will take the wind out of birther sails
At least that group of them which accepts that Obama was born in the US but that having a foreign born parent deprives one of natural born citizen status.
Cleita
(75,480 posts)3. That's too funny.n/t
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)4. They are missing the last part
Somehow I doubt mitt chose citizenship of Mexico at 18. That is part of it, silly freepers.
Autumn
(45,057 posts)5. Cool, Let me see the birth certificate
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,674 posts)6. Why isn't Oily Taint on the case?