Obama’s mother was only 17, too young to transmit citizenship under the then current law. Obama’s US citizenship is thus entirely dependent on his being born on US soil.
Ted Cruz’ mother was an adult able to transmit citizenship. He is a natural born US citizen in spite of the fact that he was born in Calgary.
As an Edmontonian, I have a problem with somebody being born in Calgary and being able to go on to becoming President. That’s more of an Edmonton thing. As a Calgarian born, he’s more suitable to sweeping sidewalks.
No, she was 18, but still too young to confer citizenship on Obambi according to the laws in effect at the time.