[djf]

Well done.

I hear it over and over and over on Freerepublic, and other places, that “there are only two kinds of citizens. Naturalized or natural-born...”

This statement is so patently untrue it’s ridiculous.

[Cboldt]

There is another way to divide citizenship classification (one being "naturalized through a natrualzation process" vs "citizen without a naturalization process"). The other way is citizen without reference to a statute vs. citizen by operation of a statute.

Either statement is true, but the outcome of analysis depends on which framework is used.

Is Cruz and NBC? It depends on which framework of analysis is used.

The presumption is that everybody running is an NBC. The presumption is tested or challenged by the political process, meaning the people decide. If enough people vote for Cruz, then he is a NBC.