Why is it that a legal immigrant brought to this country when they were real young can never run for president
603304
Because Presidents are supposed to be born in the country they run...\nIs just a rule, and I think it applies to every country.\nIt can be a bit shallow if you consider that if you arrived to a new country when you were 1 year old, you are practically from that country but... what can I say?\nYou can still be governor though. Ask Mr. Schwarzenegger.\n\nGoodluck!
215096
To be eligible to run for president (of Mexico), the following requirements must be met:\n\n    * A Mexican citizen by birth, son of either a Mexican father or mother, and having resided in the country for at least 20 years.\n    * 35 years old at the time of the election\n    * Resident in the country for the entire year prior to the election\n    * Not an official of any church or religious denomination\n    * Not in active military service during the six months prior to the election.\n    * Not a secretary or under-secretary of state, attorney general, or governor of a state at least six months prior to the election\n    * Not having been president already (by election, or other causes).
318933
The fact is that if they stay in their own country -- as they should until such time as they are afforded the pportunity to emigrate legally -- it will be IMPOSSIBLE for them to be exploited (by Americans)!!!!   The real exploiters are the Republican and  Democrat parties who want illegals for their votes!!!!
428430
Currently you must be born in the United States or be a child of US citizens if you are born elsewhere.  You must be 35 to run for president.
288156
Its the nature of america. Definitely they can run without immigrants, but will be one among the countries like uganda, thailand something like that. But there are some good people too we should respect them. There are lot of worst peoples here so its difficult to find the good people, but there are some.
349940
US Constitution section 1 article 2 states:\nNo person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty-five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.\n\nYou don't have to be born in the U.S. or on U.S. soil, or your parents be on vacation, they just need to be U.S. citizens at the time of your birth and have you in the country before they become citizens of another.
957278
U.S. Constitution, Article 2, Section 1, Clause 5:\n\n"No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty-five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States."\n\nThose are all the requirements.
238143
because the law says that anyone born in the united states is a natural born citizen. How is it that your ancestors came and had babies here making them citizens? Same thing.
385726
There are countries that are in worse shape than mexico,and those individuals that have waited for years should be allowed to come into this country before the mexicans,but you have low lifes in our goverment like George Bush,Hillary Clinton,Ted Kennedy,John McCain and others that are kissing mexicans behinds to get then on their side instead of doing what's right for the country.
808691
Citizenship is acquired through federal law, not state law, so even if your state allows same-sex marriages you probably can´t sponsor an immigrant that way.
1163021
Judging from the performance of the past few U. S. Presidents (both parties), just about anything can get into the White House.... ;-}\n\n----------\n\nIn all seriousness, I think the current setup where only native-born non-felons are eligible is still the best setup, because there are always more native born candidates than there are possible openings .  Given that just about all other political positions are open to foreigners who have take the oath of citizenship, there's plenty of power available there for non-native born to go after.
320046
can't unless you where born there. if you mean citizenship that's different.
636609
Because legals take their citizenship for granted and don't go to high school, then complain how their jobs are stolen. Look stupid (I'm talking to people who say their jobs are being taken away), go to school, than you wouldn't have to compete for a job that somebody that doesn't know English but just has a good work ethic. Jobs are not being stolen, who had these jobs before? Immigrants!! So stop being retarded.
403360
No signatures are needed to run for president.  All you need is to be 35 years or older, you must be born in the U.S. and must be a resident of the U.S. for a minimum of 14 years.
912457
Are you a native born United States citizen, at least 35 yrs. old, and have you been a resident of the United States for at least fourteen years. If you are, then you meet the constitutional requirements to become president. If you don't meet these requirements, then no matter what your position on the issues are, you can't be president.\n\nAssuming you meet the above mentioned requirements, I like your platform. If you can get your name on the ballot, I believe that I would vote for you.
917733
A baby is not an anchor.  A US citizen child can not apply for their parents who are non citizens until they are 18 and over and must be able to prove an affidavit of support, which also prohibits the family from seeking public assistance for 5 years.  If they can not pass a background check or have been deported they  can fight the decision in Immigration Court.  If there has been a previous deportation or they entered illegally, they can be punished with a 10 year penalty to not enter the country or, in the past pay a large penalty fee (for illegal entry)
867407
It isn't an issue of interpretation. The constitution states explicitly "No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty-five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States." That means that a person must be born in the United States to be president and also must reside in the United States for fourteen years. This completely excludes those of other countries of origin. To get this to change, there would have to be an amendment to the consitution.