[haditab]

No. By his logic "birth place" shouldn't be the determining factor. FYI, birth place does not determine nationality.

[Dirlewanger]

While that's true, personally I'm ok with birth place being a restriction for some things e.g. in order to run for President in the US, one needs to be born in the US, not merely a citizen. Not sure how it is in other Western countries.

[djakjxnanjak]

I don’t think that’s true - John McCain was born in Panama. The rule is they have to be a citizen at birth.

[sidlls]

Naturalized citizens are often more trustworthy than citizens by birth.

[fzeroracer]

The problem with this logic is that when applied, it can absolutely be racist.

For example, in your example what happens to those born in say, Puerto Rico? Are they barred from running for president because they weren't born in the US?