What are native-born citizens?

A native-born citizen is someone who was born in their country and automatically gets to be part of it.

Imagine you're playing a game where everyone starts on the same team just because they were born there. That’s like being a native-born citizen, you don’t have to do anything special, you’re already part of the group.

Think about your family. If you were born in the United States, you're automatically part of the United States family. It's just like if you were born into a big, happy family, you don’t need to ask to be part of it; you already are.

Sometimes people have to work hard or get special invitations to join a group. But native-born citizens are like kids who are already in the school when the year starts, they just show up, and that’s it!

So next time you hear someone say "native-born citizen," picture them as someone who was born into their country's big, friendly team. No extra work needed!