Obama has a foreign national father, not eligible.He was born on American soil to an American mother. Many have tried but it's never been proven otherwise.
If the issue had been properly addressed we would at least have had clarification on the need for two citizen parents, the most cogent definition of a natural born citizen. The lack of two citizen parents dogs both Cruz and Rubio.
I think the constitution and the intent therein was clear but the issue clearly needs to be addressed and the mechanism of verifying natural born status and type of proof required before running for President needs to be delineated so that this issue doesn’t cause descent down the slippery slope.
If Obama was born in the US to a citizen mother or father he was a citizen by the laws at the time but still not a natural born citizen, a person with no inherited jurisdiction by a foreign nation from either parent.
Obama was entitled to British citizenship through his father since Kenya was at that time. On Dec. 12, 1963, Kenya gained its independence from Britain.