the 1952 congressional act I have posted superseded the 1790 statute.
Both were passed by congress the 1952 act did not require the father to be a citizen.
So Cruz IS a NBC.
“Both were passed by congress the 1952 act did not require the father to be a citizen.”
Can you not understand? Congress can control NATURALIZATION. Naturalization does not change or control Constitutional mandates. In fact, the Supreme Court dropped the part requiring the father to be a citizen around 1930. But it was for purposes of citizenship, not natural born citizenship. Congress can not confer natural born citizenship unless it changes the Constitution.