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Dimpy Handa
The US Constitution prohibits people originally from other countries from being President. Should it be amended to change this?

The restriction may rule out the best candidate. Millions of US citizens today were born elsewhere and many of these are the kind of highly committed achievers we need serving our country. After all, immigrants are almost by definition more dynamic than most, and they may also be more committed to the American dream than complacent "natural born" citizens. Two Secretaries of State were born abroad (Kissinger and Albright); if we can trust such people in this key office, why not the Presidency?
 
Hi Dimpy,
I agree that ppl born abroad are also capable of ruling a country better than the doyens of a country.We need to understand the logic behind having such a rule.I also want to bring to notice that the currently serving US president is the first black president to serve the country.So,slowly the country is changing for the better.We need give sometime for this rule to change as well.

-Deepak.
 
Having knowledge of another culture could be extremely helpful in some situations. Diplomatic relations with Mexico for example, a key issue given the disparity of economic norms between the two countries and the enormous immigration flows it produces, would undoubtedly benefit from a President with Hispanic roots.
 
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