BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.
I
Section 309 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. § 1409, governs the acquisition of citizenship at birth by children born out of wedlock and outside of the United States. See Miller v. Albright, ___ U.S. ___, ___, 118 S.Ct. 1428, 1432, 140 L.Ed.2d 575 (1998). Aside from certain residency requirements, citizenship under this statute through a citizen mother is established at birth. However, acquiring...
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