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Kalwejt
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« on: February 22, 2015, 11:36:36 AM »

Says it in the title.

Can someone from American Samoa run for President? I ask because they're "American Nationals", and not citizens (which enable people from the territories to run).

IIRC being "American Nationals" enables American Samoans to gain a citizenship and live in the U.S. without restriction, but unless you're a natural born citizen, no.

Btw, while natural born citizens of other U.S. citizens are, without a doubt, natural born citizens, does living in an unincorporated territory satisfy residency requirements?
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Kalwejt
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« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2015, 12:19:21 PM »

McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone (which, however, isn't the same thing as "living in").

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer says in respect of Puerto Ricans:
"Lawyers always ask two questions: first, why?
Isn't Puerto Rico an important part of this country? Answer: yes.
Second question: why not? When I ask why not, I don't hear any answer."


Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/can-a-puerto-rican-be-president-justice-breyer-speculates/

But the question is: Is American Samoa also an important part of the USA?

I am perfectly aware of that. I was asking whether living in an unincorporated territory counts as residency requirement, since I've heard conflicting opinions.

For example, a native of Puerto Rico is, without a doubt, a natural born U.S. citizen, but does living outside an incorporated U.S. counts as residency under U.S. Constitution?

A fair number of American Samoans have US citizenship, so any children of theirs born in American Samoa or elsewhere would be natural born citizens.

Yeah, but someone born as "U.S. national" in Samoa, as opposed to citizen, obviously cannot run for President.
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