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My understanding is that the courts have never actually ruled on the interpretation of the Constitution's language, and that the "natural-born citizen" phrasing is vague. It may simply be an attempt to get the current Supreme Court to rule on it in a xenophobic way
Having listened to enough 5-4 podcast, I would venture to bet that they'll tie themselves in knots to justify exactly that line of reasoning, too.
Natural-born might be read as 'born to naturalised parents' but I don't know much about US law except that the constitution offers unbound freedom to say anything you like unless the people that hear it don't like it.