American law will be brought into conformity with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. Both of these documents. which the United States helped draft. pledge that a child. at birth. has a right to a name and a nationality. I propose to bring our immigration and nationality laws into conformity with these noble principles. The final change contained in the Overseas American Childrens Human Rights Act would insert the term "natural born" into section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of With this change. there will be no further question as to whether a child born abroad as a U.S. citizen can run for President when he or she grows up. This would return our law to conformity with the framers intent. In immigration and nationality legislation enacted in 1791. the First Congress declared U.S. citizen children born abroad to be "natural born." Subsequent legislation deleted the phrase and caused confusion. I propose that the 100th Congress restore the eloquent. unambiguous language of the first Congress. The final part of the overseas Americans legislative package would provide for the election of a nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives to represent Americans living abroad.
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