None of the founding fathers were US citizens at birth because the US didn't exi... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		mrgriscom 72 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: South Africa's one million invisible children with... None of the founding fathers were US citizens at birth because the US didn't exist yet.

FuriouslyAdrift 72 days ago | [–]

There wasn't a concept of citizenship in the original Constitution until the Naturalization Act of 1790

wbl 72 days ago | [–]

There is a separate proviso for that!

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact