Wrong!!! The child of Americans born abroad is automatically a US citizen.
All the parents need do is apply for a certificate at the embassy. My
daughter, born in Germany has one, signed by the Sec of State George
Schultz.

Okay, that's an alternate route. But the point is still validt: the
citizenship doesn't come automatically. (And what if only one parent
is American?)

Contrast this with my granddaughters. They are American because they
were born in New Hampshire. They are British because their father is
British. There was no need to register them.

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