“Does it no longer matter where someone was born if you want them to be your candidate”
Congress has the power to define US citizenship including natural born citizenship, which Congress has done continuously since 1790 (although they have changed the law from time to time.)
The law says that if a child is born in foreign country to 1 US parent (who has lived in the USA a minimum of 10 years, 5 years of which over the age of 14),
then they are a natural born citizen.
So, no, it does not matter where they were born, if they meet the other criteria.
But to be President, a person ALSO must live in the United States for at least 14 years themselves.
I have a friend who lived in Latvia as a missionary birthing a church for 11 years. He is a strong conservative and loyal AMerican.
Do you think it should matter that he went on the mission field sharing Jesus Christ for 11 years?
I’ve had some detailed conversations with some other Freepers who disagree with you and have cited laws specifying the basis for their claims.
Whiskey is one Freeper with some interesting background.
I won’t make excuses for Cruz and the fact is that I wouldn’t vote for him if he had been born in the White House.