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Since you were born. Only a native born American Citizen can be president.
No, they only have to be born in the United States. You may travel anywhere you please and still become the president.
A natural-born US citizen of Mexican descent can be elected President, but a person born in Mexico cannot. Article II, Section 1, Paragraph 5 of the Constitution specifies the President (and Vice-President) must be natural-born, meaning born in one of the US States, US Territories, or on a US military base. Naturalized US citizens are not eligible to run for President.
Persons born in U.S. territories or dominions - even former ones - may yet become President or Vice President of the United States.
how many votes must a person have receive in order to beccome a president if the election is decided by the u.s. house of representative