There are two types of citizens in the United States:
1. Natural born citizens; and
2. Naturalized citizens.
A natural born citizen is anyone who became a citizen automatically at birth under the citizenship laws then in effect. A naturalized citizen is anyone who was not a citizen at birth but later became a citizen under citizenship laws then in effect.
Cruz is a natural born citizen under U.S. law because his mother was a citizen. Obama was also a natural born citizen under U.S. law because his mother was a citizen. Obama later became an Indonesian citizen under Indonesian law when he was adopted by Lolo Soetoro Mangunharjo.
Complicating Obama’s case is the fact that his mother was not married. If the case had come up in the 40s or 50s, possibly the 60s, he would have likely been ruled naturalized at best, as his later renunciation of said citizenship during his adoption would have mattered. After that, the courts would have seen “Black”, and “Democrat” and let him be.
Bingo! “Jus sanguinis (Latin: right of blood) is a principle of nationality law by which citizenship is not determined by place of birth but by having one or both parents who are citizens of the state.”
For persons born between December 24, 1952 and November 14, 1986, a person is a U.S. citizen if all of the following are true:[10]
1.The person’s parents were married at the time of birth
2.One of the person’s parents was a U.S. citizen when the person was born
3.The citizen parent lived at least ten years in the United States before the child’s birth;
4.A minimum of 5 of these 10 years in the United States were after the citizen parent’s 14th birthday.
Cruz is a natural born citizen under U.S. law because his mother was a citizen.
By your reasoning, Canada, Cuba, and the US can extend “Natural Born” status to Cruz.
A human being can only be Natural Born to one Country.
Canada has the strongest claim, followed by Cuba, then USA in third
No Bubba, go look up the citizenship laws in 1960 and you will see....