Agree; but what is the issue with Marco? He was born in Miami.(l971). He is a ‘star’ among lessers, in Repub Party and he instills fear in Dem Party hierarchy. (l971) And with that; think he should have more prominent role. Wish we would see more him.
If his parents were not citizens when he was born in Miami, he is not a NBC since his folks retained allegiance to Cuba.
He would clearly be a US citizen, just not a natural born citizen.
The Castro regime has tried to muddy the waters by saying that no Cuban can renounce his citizenship, nor can the children of a Cuban. Even as strict as I am about constitutionality, I refuse to accept the reasoning of a brutal communist dictatorship.
I supported Marco for the Senate starting in early ‘09 but the NBC issue played no role in the Senate position. When people started talking him up for the presidency, I tried to establish whether his folks had received citizenship by 5/71 and I haven’t been able to find out one way or another.
All Marco has to do is produce the citizenship records.
SCOTUS really needs to clarify this NBC issue. It never has and it is about time. If they don’t, the issue will result in endless debate with no resolution.
Were his parentS citizens at the time of his birth? If yes, he is a natural born citizen and eligible. If no, he is not. Pretty simple, really.