Her dad and mom were not citizens when she was born, this is a problem for her as it was for Cruz he didn't know until close to running he had not change his citizenship from Canada. Kamala was a citizen because she was born here, just her parents were not, she was born in 1964, the came here in 1960 that her mom, 1961 was when her dad came, the shortest time to be a citizen is five years if one is married to a citizen I believe it is. They were not citizens when she was born though not five years. Not everyone rushes to become a citizen they were professional people. Her mom and dad, separated and she went to Canada and the children went with her, 17 years in Canada for Kamala and her early education came from there.