Edited sentence: "The natives, or natural-born citizens, are those born in the country, of parents who are citizens.No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President;.The Constitution of the United States of America; Article I Section 8.To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offenses against the law of nations;.US Constitution Article II Clause 5 states:.USA Constitution.de Vattel defined “natural born citizen,”:.refers to "the law of nations":.to be of the country, it is necessary to be born of a person who is a citizen, for if he be born there of a foreigner, it will be only the place of his birth, and not his country