Many of the Supreme Court cases mention the concern of ‘dual loyalty’ for citizens that aren’t “natural born citizens.” Likely why Cruz decided to ax his Canadian citizenship.
Did Cruz actually say as an adult he had no idea he was a Canadian citizen? He obviously knew this his entire life.
IF his mother renounced her U.S. citizenship, he’d have been born to two Canadians (his father was a Cuban then Canadian citizen - later to renounce the Canadian citizenship).
If that’s the case, no doubt he’s not NBC and likely not a U.S. citizen at all.
Who has those records? Aren’t they public?
I’m sure Cruz knew he was Canadian. Cruz is no dope, and as legal scholar obsessed with running for President from a very young age you can bet he had all these angles covered a long time ago.
With that said I believe the interpretation of the constitution that grants Cruz natural citizenship. With that said this could be challenged, and we are in uncharted waters with the legality. One activist lib/commie judge can really gum up the works.
If she had renounced US citizenship, she’d be stateless, since there was a five year residency requirement to become a Canadian citizen, and she had oly been there at most four years, 66/67 to 70, before Ted was born.
See CA Conservative post here, about the residency requirement:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3381416/posts?page=31#31