Q: How is Ted Cruz a "citizen?"
A: Because his mother was a "citizen" (who specifically met the requirements as stated by Congress, at that time).
Q: How is it that Ted Cruz got his citizenship via his mother, when he was born in a foreign land?
A: Because of the congressional statute that existed at the time of his birth, that required his mother to be a certain age (as defined by Congress at that time) and have certain residency requirements in the U.S. (as defined by Congress at that time).
Q: Can that congressional statute ever change?
A: Yes, of course, and has done so many...many times throughout the history of the federal Congress.
Q: Could the congressional statute that controlled Ted Cruz's citizenship status have been something different at the time of his birth?
A: Yes, of course. It could have stated that in order for a U.S. citizen mother, married to a foreign husband, to be able to pass citizenship to her child...that mother had to be 50 years old and have resided in the U.S. up until 3 months of the child's birth (unreasonable, yes. but certainly possible). It's totally up to Congress to decide those rules.
Q: Would foreign born Ted Cruz be a "citizen" of the U.S. if his mother did not meet the requirements as set forth in the congressional statute at the time?
A: No, of course not. Because if his mother didn't meet those requirements as set forth by Congress, she....wouldn't meet the requirements and Ted would not have been a "citizen" at birth.
Q: What powers (over "citizenship") does the Congress have per the U.S. Constitution?
A: The powers of "naturalization."
[The Congress shall have Power] To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization
Naturalization.
That's it.
Congress does not have the power to establish a uniform rule of who may be considered a "natural born Citizen." It's just not there.
Because foreign born Sen. Ted Cruz's citizenship status at birth had to rely upon a congressional statute (which only has the power of creating naturalization laws), he is a naturalized citizen at birth.
Attorney Apuzzo addresses this as well, in his latest article:
The Constitution, the Rule of Law, and the “Natural Born Citizen” Clause:
"She (Squeeky Fromm) argues that Ted Cruz is a “natural born citizen” under 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1401(g). Here, she makes the absurd argument that Cruz is a “natural born citizen” by way of a naturalization act of Congress. Using her logic, the “natural born citizen” clause would have no meaning or limits if Congress could simply naturalize anyone at birth which Squeeky Fromm then considers to be a “natural born citizen.” She looks to the Naturalization Act of 1790 for support. Regarding whether children born out of the United States to U.S. “citizen” parents are “natural-born citizens,” the Naturalization Act of 1790 does not help Squeeky Fromm because the 1795 Act, with the work of James Madison, repealed it and replaced “natural born citizen” with “citizen of the United States.” Despite her statement that Congress never did so, the 1795 Act, with James Madison’s influence, plainly shows from its text that “Congress intended to limit the rights of foreign born citizens at birth to some quanta less than that of a natural born citizen.” "
LoL ‘Squeeky Fromm’ - she is about as wacky and illogical as one can get.
Thank you for pinging.
It’s crystal clear, simple, and even a high school dropout can understand it. Makes total sense, is logical, and supported by precedent and law.
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It’s also clear the other guys are driven by malignant agenda.
“None so blind as he who does not want to see.”