I am of the opinion that the President of the United States should be born on American soil to two American citizens.
Obviously, I am in a minority.
I think it is a very sad commentary on our country and our citizens that we actively support by legal arguments and the meaning of what “is” is, someone who was born in a foreign country (yes, Canada is a foreign country) of only one American citizen, and who was a citizen of said foreign country until a couple of years ago.
Using the argument of Obama is really stretching. I don’t think he was/is eligible by virtue of the fact that his father was not an American no matter where he was born.
I also don’t think Jindal and Rubio are eligible by virtue of the fact that they are anchor babies.
Of course, we could continue this road until we end up with a president who is the son of the Chinese president, born here on vacation.
I am horrified that “conservatives” think this is all okay because it’s their guy. Same logic the Democrats used when it was their guy.
Your opinion has no standing in law. What the Founders did in the Constitutional Convention and the laws of citizenship they passed in the first Congress does.
You missed the point...that the law said 0bama was not nbc bc his mother was unable to pass citizenship to her child. Again, the law said that.
In Cruz’s case, the law says his mother can pass citizenship to her child.
The law says it. It’s not just that Cruz is favored - the law says it. It’s not anything else.
While there are similarities in the cases, the difference is that the law did not allow 0bama’s mom to pass citizenship to a child but Cruz’s mom was allowed. It came down to age of mother and years living in the us.