I have investigated both sides of the issue, and the facts settle on the side of Cruz being a US Citizen. He even got a US Passport (because his mother registered him at the US Consulate) to take a high school trip to England.
Some say he was a US Citizen while living in Canada. Some say he was a dual citizen. Some say dual citizenship is not allowed. Some say it is.
Those are the kind of things I am trying to get settled. That is why I am playing the devil's advocate.
“He even got a US Passport (because his mother registered him at the US Consulate) to take a high school trip to England.”
Americans generally need a passport to travel abroad. My daughter - born in New Mexico to 2 citizen parents - got one before traveling to the UK a couple of years ago.
His citizenship is, I think, without dispute. For the Supreme Court to rule him not a “natural born” citizen would require them to reject the reasoning used in 20-30 opinions, solely to keep him out of the Presidency. Were that to happen, I’d advocate armed rebellion.
I assure you that dual citizenship between Canada and USA is real. My mother and father were posted to Washington during WW2. My sister was born in Bethesda. She had dual citizenship until she voted in Canada when she turned 21. That CANCELLED the US citizenship.
She had legal advice on this choice.