Cruz was born in Canada to one parent whom was American and one parent who was Cuban. At the time of his birth , anyone born in Canada was a citizen regardless of parents place of birth. This law has since been repealed. If he was born recently in Canada, he would be considered an American or an Cuban by Canadian officials. All EU counties now confirm to this standard. Prior to 1985 all children of illegals were not considered U.S. citizens( native born. At that time they were allowed to “claim “ U.S. citizenship or Mexican citizenship. Of course at that time, it was estimated that only a few thousand children were born in this category and was not considered a major issue. In 2010 the policy for illegals was changed (quietly) and the children of illegals were declared automatic citizens by birth on American soil. The Constitutional definition for Natural born citizen requires that both parents be U.S. citizens at birth, but since Article 2 was not enforced for obama, Cruz running for President appears to have some validly .
Thanks for the reply..we will see what the left does with it...fun to follow.
“The Constitutional definition for Natural born citizen requires that both parents be U.S. citizens at birth, ...”
I wish. Unfortunately there is no “Constitutional definition” for Natural Born Citizen. That was a major frustration when SCOTUS wouldn’t take any of the Obama eligibility challenges.
“Both parents” was the definition of de Vattell in “The Law of Nations,” but it does not appear in the Constitution of the United States, The Justices of the Supreme Court seem content to have it stay that way.