I cannot recall if the letter that John Jay wrote to Bernardo del Campo, dated Madrid 3 Nov. 1781, came up for discussion way back when Cruz was running. It addresses a birth circumstance quite like Cruz’s, and how a Mr. Vaughan asked Jay to let him take an oath of Allegiance before him, as Vaughan desired to become a American Citizen.
Vaughan was born in England, his father was English, his mother American. (Similar to Cruz)
We see here, in this letter, that in 1781 such a circumstance of birth did NOT produce a Natural Born Citizen.
We all know that John Jay wrote that letter to Geo. Washington, and straightaway the “Natural Born Citizen” requirement was introduced into the draft of the Constitution.
So, here is one letter, written by Jay, which shows that in 1781 a child born outside of the US,to an American mother, who is married to a non-citizen - is most definitely NOT a US citizen.
(I apologize if I didn’t explain this well - I am fairly exhausted today)
Please provide a link to a copy of that 1781 letter you mention from John Jay to Bernardo del Campo.