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> All that's required to be a naturalized US citizen is to be physically born in the U.S. Or to be born to U.S. citizen parents.

A naturalized citizen is someone who was not born a citizen and then becomes one. Both of your examples are of natural citizens.

> No you're not. All that's required to be a naturalized US citizen is to be physically born in the U.S. Or to be born to U.S. citizen parents.

If you're a citizen by birth, you don't get naturalized (unless you've renounced and changed your mind), and that clause won't apply to you.

> They also do not do biometrics for driver's licenses.

California takes a thumbprint. I haven't done a survey of other states (I don't remember WA taking one, but it also wouldn't have been that surprising, so I might just not remember)

You need to check on those definitions.

And Global Entry only requires to show a valid passport and state ID. There’s no thumbprints involved.

So in effect, Global Entry requires only information that the government already has, especially if you have a passport.

>All that's required to be a naturalized US citizen is to be physically born in the U.S.

You're getting "naturalized citizen" confused with "natural born citizen."

Naturalized means you immigrated.

Naturalized = became a US citizen.

Born in the US or born to US parents = natural born citizen