[xzins]

"And the children of citizens of the United States, that may be born beyond sea, or out of the limits of the United States, shall be considered as natural born citizens."

They left out TWO provisions of that 1790 law that also apply. I'm amazed they keep doing that. The first provison applies to the father and the second to the state.

In other words, it's possible to be born overseas to a US citizen and an alien, but you will NOT qualify as a natural born citizen IF you do not satisfy those 2 provisions.

In sum, being born overseas to a US citizen and an alien was NOT sufficient to make one a natural born citizen.

[driftdiver]

Law at the time of Cruz birth allowed for birth citizenship if either parent was an American citizen.