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title: "Why can't one become the president of the USA if they weren't born in the USA?"  
description: "Why can't one become the president of the USA if they weren't born in the USA?"  
author: "simron shukla"  
published: 2018-03-08  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/37379/why-can-t-one-become-the-president-of-the-usa-if-they-weren-t-born-in-the-usa  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["united states of america(usa)"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why can't one become the president of the USA if they weren't born in the USA?

Why can't one [become the president](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45329/who-is-the-only-keralite-to-become-the-president-of-indian-national-congress) of the [USA](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/111806/what-are-common-leisure-activities-in-the-usa) if they weren't born in the USA?

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