Where was George P Bush born? He was born in Texas. I don’t think a natural born citizen means BOTH parents need to be born here or even naturalized. But one does.
As much as I dislike McCain(though I ‘had’ to vote for in 2008), I believe he is a natural born citizen as a father was on duty in the US Navy in Panama.
I don’t necessarily think that Cruz is. Though his mother is. That’s a sticky one.
I don’t think 2 foreign nationals whose child is born here is a natural born citizen.
This all needs to be addressed by the Supreme Court once Trump ups them back to 9 justices. If for no other reason, then to make future elections clear.
Someone, of course would have to bring a suit to the court......not sure how that is done.
Born here of citizen parents, whether natural born or naturalized.
Children of foreign nationals inherit the nationality of their foreign national parent.
The only way one is NATURALLY a US citizen is when there is no alternative, no other possibility.
When one can be something else, one cannot be a natural born citizen.
You are right, Rubio, Jindal and Haley are not eligible because they did not have citizen parents, despite being born here.
Cruz is doubly ineligible because of his Canadian birth citizenship and his foreign national father.
McCain was chosen as the perfect foil for Obama because he had the most sympathetic case, his father was an Admiral and he could have been born on US territory, in which case he would be eligible, although to this day we have not seen a birth certificate from him.