post shared on Instagram Nikki Haley claims she was disqualified from serving as president because her parents were not U.S. citizens at the time of her birth.
Verdict: False
That claim is baseless. With a few exceptions, anyone born in the United States is a U.S. citizen, and Hailey does not appear to fall under these exceptions.
Fact check:
According to the paper, former President Donald Trump shared his claim that Haley was not qualified to be president because her parents were not U.S. citizens at the time of her birth. new york post. President Trump shared a screenshot of a Gateway critic's post making such a claim. society of truthThe outlet reported.
An Instagram screenshot shows another post from The Gateway Pundit making the same claim. The post includes an image of Haley and the text, “Analysis: Legal scholars say U.S. Constitution disqualifies Nikki Haley from running for president or vice president.''
The caption reads in part: “In Nikki Haley's situation, it is reported that her parents were not U.S. citizens at the time of her birth in 1972.” “This fact, according to the constitutional standards as interpreted by Ms. Ingrassia, disqualifies her from being a candidate for president or vice president under the Twelfth Amendment.”
not here Trustworthy reporting About Haley being disqualified from the presidency.Correspond article Regarding claims from Gateway reviewers' references Article 2, Paragraph 1, Paragraph 5 The Constitution states that only U.S. citizens can run for office.
However, Haley is a US citizen because she was born in the US and her parents also became US citizens after she was born in 1972. NBC News.14th Amendment state“All persons born or naturalized in the United States and who are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States are nationals of the United States and the state in which they reside.”
Congressional Research Service found Since the 1898 Supreme Court case United States v. Wong Kim Ark, children born in the United States have generally been American citizens. However, the 14th Amendment excludes children born unless the parents are “foreign diplomats, members of an occupying foreign force, or members of an Indian tribe.” (Related: Nikki Haley claims she never said Hillary Clinton was an inspiration)
There is no evidence that Haley's parents were diplomats or members of the invading force. Haley said his father was a biology professor at Voorhees College until he retired in 1998, and his mother taught in public schools for several years. business insider. According to the newspaper, the two also ran a clothing boutique store until it closed in 2008 after they retired.
Josh BlackmanA law professor at South Texas College of Law in Houston told Check Your Fact in an email:[t]The general consensus is that children born in the United States to noncitizens remain “natural-born citizens.” ”
“The Supreme Court has never had to reach this issue explicitly. I am satisfied with the general consensus view, regardless of whether this position is correct as a matter of fact. We've built more than 150 years of practice on this understanding, and I think it's very difficult to unravel,” Blackman added.
Clark NeilyThe Cato Institute's senior vice president for legal research told Check Your Facts that claims that Haley is not qualified to be president are “ridiculous.”
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Check Your Fact has reached out to Haley's publicist and other experts for comment and will update this article if we hear back.
