[wintertime]

Congress can't legislate natural born because it is intrinsic to the character of the individual in the same way the blue or brown eyes are. Natural born citizenship is similar to natural rights. They are God-given and can't be legislated.

Congress can, though, make laws regarding who will be considered native born and naturalized.

So....Yes, I will vote ( reluctantly) for Cruz if he is the Republican candidate but in NO POSSIBLE WAY would any of our Founding Father have considered a man born abroad and with dual citizenship ( until very recently) a natural born citizen.

[DiogenesLamp]

Congress can't legislate natural born because it is intrinsic to the character of the individual in the same way the blue or brown eyes are. Natural born citizenship is similar to natural rights. They are God-given and can't be legislated.

Congress can, though, make laws regarding who will be considered native born and naturalized.

It is comparable to Adoption.

It is the difference between a child born of blood, and one accepted as a member of the family.