Naturalized citizens should be allowed to run for the presidency.

America has always been a land of immigrants, the melting pot it has been called. The fact is that a minority of the population can actually trace back their heritage to a family during the revolutionary war. There are more than 300 million people in American's today and there were only a few million people in 1776 only a few hundred years ago, we ARE a nation of EX-immigrants. All the immigrants historically never came here to be Irish,or German, or Spanish, Chinese. They came here to be Americans and they assimilated into the culture, and worked really to do that. They are Americans and if you asked them Ireland is just a geographical destination for most of them. Many people are content with finally conquering English, hosting that flag over their home, obtaining their citizenship and working towards a brighter future. But we don't just got the one who have limited talents other than to be determined and hard working. We get many bright immigrants too, immigrants who can contribute more than the average person. And as they are transformed from being Immigrants to being Americans they really want to contribute and help this great society. And we recognize that, they become Mayors and they are kind to the working class that they were once a part. They become Commissioners contributing their expertise where it can help . They become Representatives in Congress and represent the home town where they first blossomed. They become senators , and even Governors. Yet they cannot become Presidents. And that does a real bad in our society because these people who worked so hard not to be immigrants who worked so hard to be Americans who dedicated their lives for the betterment of ours are prohibited from even aspiring to one day being the leader of a nation who they only held admiration for.They probably value this country more than many Americans who take it for granted, no for them it was hard earned. Becoming an american citizen took a lot of patience and took a lot of effort, and that piece of paper is one thing assimilating into the culture was another difficult feat. If that wasn't enough gaining the trust of the people that voted for you in all the stepping stones that gave you experience to be qualified for the Presidency: Mayors, Governors, Congressman; that was also difficult. And you work so hard and battle so much in your life more than the typical politician and then you have the ultimate goal taken away. This alienated many aspring Naturalized Americans from obtaining any office and contributing. See many of those politicians that persue a career in public service queitly hope for that rule to be overturned and it never is. Still others stive to be the model , the difference and it still isn't overturn. The next generation is just being disenfranchised and we are loosing a lot of talent not just on the executive level, but in every level from the bottom of the bucket to the top of the pack, every level in between. I think we should strike that rule from the presidential qualifications, and leave it up to the people to decide who their next president will be. That rule shouldn't try to define who we can and can't vote for other than basic qualifications that establish merit. How old a person is: so that we know their live has evolved enough to allow them to garner wisdom. How long they have spent time in the country: so that he becomes face to face with the political engine and that situations that face American. But can't be a Naturalized citizen? That doesn't make sense to me. IF this person does become a Presidential nominee it is only because he has overcome some intense hurdles to get there, it is because people trust him . AND IF this person win the presidency is because the Majority of the voters of a population of 300 million voted for him. His revivals will be very candid in pointing out the fact that he is a naturalized citizens, I don't think we need to worry that he will somehow trick the American People. The Presidency is never handed over it is always hard earned. And just giving the people the right to fight for that honor is all I am asking for. I am not asking that we give him anything, not even a hand out. Im just asking that we give him the chance. If we do that we will have the reciprocal event of a lot of people wanting to help this country when before they were disenfranchised.