[gusty]

Nobody who is born a US citizen in Canada has to renounce their status as a Canadian citizen in order to validate their US citizenship. If you are a US citizen, all other status’ are irrelevant. We fought a War over this issue, a lot of that war on Canadian soil. One of the issues that triggered hostilities in 1812 was impressment of naturalized US citizens into the Royal Navy. The UK does not accept renouncement of citizenship, once a subject of the monarch, always a subject of the monarch. Thus UK born US citizens were dragged off of US ships on the high seas and forced into the Royal Navy. The US considered this practice an outrage against the sovereignty of the US. Enough for Madison to ask Congress to declare war against the UK, which they did. Thus in the spirit of Madison, who is credited as the principle author of the Constitution, Cruz did not have to do anything to bolster his citizenship from birth. I think I will stick with Madison on the subject, and not half wit birthers.

[freepersup]

I’m not denying Cruz his US citizenship. Pay attention. Canada says- to renounce Canadian citizenship, FIRST- you have to be a Canadian citizen. Well what do you know- Cruz denounced his Canadian citizenship. So- stating the obvious, Cruz was a tried and true Canadian citizen, before he was a US citizen.

It’s impossible for Cruz to be qualified per NBC, if he was born anywhere else, other than the USA, and if NOT born to two US citizen parents AT THE TIME OF HIS BIRTH. Were his parents (plural) (I repeat- plural) BOTH US citizens at the time of his birth? NO.

You can be a citizen by nature (birth) or naturalization (adoption.) The subject country adopts you, as you adopt the subject country. Cruz is a naturalized citizen. Plain and simple. My point in posting Canadian law is to support the fact that Cruz was a Canadian citizen, before he was a US citizen, and THAT is frankly and fully in the realm of naturalization.

[kiltie65]

Britain changed their edict that you could not renounce British citizenship around 1958. I was naturalized in 1957 so I am a dual national...Brit and U.S. My older brother naturalized automatically when he completed his Army service in 1958, so he’s 100% American (naturalized)...he can’t run for President, tho’.