On Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:59:14 -0600, thunder wrote:


However, the law you mentioned the Nationality Act of 1940 isn't the one
that applies. That law was superseded by the Immigration and
Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarren Walter Act).

And, the McCarren Walter Act was superseded by the Immigration and
Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994, which is retroactive.

UNITED STATE CODE
TITLE 8 CHAPTER 12 SUBCHAPTER III Part I § 1401
(g) a person born outside the geographical limits of the United States
and its outlying possessions of parents one of whom is an alien, and the
other a citizen of the United States who, prior to the birth of such
person, was physically present in the United States or its outlying
possessions for a period or periods totaling not less than five years, at
least two of which were after attaining the age of fourteen years… (LINK
(http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/8...----000-.html))