There are two ways to be a "natural born" citizen of the United States. The first is by being born within the borders of the United States itself. This is why women sneak across the border to have their children born in a ditch on the side of the road. If the child is born on the US side of the border, that child is a natural born citizen of the United States.
The second way to be a natural born citizen of the United States is to be born to a US citizen. John McCain was not born within the borders of the United States. He was born in the Panama Canal Zone. However, he is a natural born citizen of the United States because both of his parents were US citizens. He was never a citizen of Panama. He was and is a natural born citizen of the United States.
Children born overseas at any of our military installations are natural born citizens even though they are not born within the borders of the United States as long as at least one of their parents was a US citizen at the time of their birth.
I lived overseas myself for a number of years. If I had had children born to me while living overseas, they would also be natural born US citizens regardless of the location of the hospital they were born in. They would be natural born citizens because I am a citizen.
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