The actual meaning of NBC was hashed out on FR years ago. Were you around? Did you read those long research threds? A NBC means born of parentS (ie TWO OF THEM) who are US citizens, born on soil under US jurisdiction (ie NOT a foreign country).
And since Cruz has refused to make public any ciitzenship related documents for himself OR HIS MOTHER other than their birth certificates, it is unknown whether his mother was a US citizen at the time of his birth or not.
Your little “narrative” - did you make it up all by your little self or did someone else?
Only devout Cruz cultists will drink that Fool-Aid.
I believed during the Obama birther controversy, and I believe now, that NBC means "citizen at birth, under the laws that obtain at the time." If we spin out the hypotheticals, any other position promptly drowns us in absurdities. The position I've sketched is simple, robust, and coherent. It's workable. The others aren't.
Just for the record, the Constitution doesn't actually define NBC, so it's a legitimate political question best left to the people and the Congress. I would be surprised if any court were willing to touch it, especially in the context of an election campaign.