There has been some misstatements in the thread above. Some have said that Cruz was born to US Citizen parents in Canada but only his mother was a US citizen at the time of his birth.
Excerpt from a Washington Examiner article:
“The bottom line in the case of Cruz, who was born in Canada in 1970, is that his father was an immigrant from Cuba and not a U.S. citizen at the time of young Cruz’s birth, but his mother was born and raised in the United States.”
If both his parents were US Citizens at his birth, I think the argument for NBC is stronger. Also, the circumstances of the birth (Cruz’s parents established residence in Canada since Ted lived there the first 4 years of his life). I think you could even argue he had triple citizenship at birth - Cuban, USA, and Canadian.
Personally, I don’t think the NBC question has been truly answered adequately in the US courts. The SCOTUS should rule on this issue so that it can be put to rest once and for all...
I have read these threads since I signed-up. Don’t know what to believe and I’m far from a constitutional scholar like the Hero of Benghazi.
It’s clear the supremes should have ruled a few years ago.
To let OB have a pass and then rule on Cruz is a formula for discrimination against Cruz and a disaster if the WON is ruled ineligible after the fact,
the phrase ‘natural born citizen’ is not obscure or confusing. it’s also been commented on by the supreme court 4 times. it’s only ‘up to interpretation’ when you have people trying to wiggle around it.
2 citizen parents and born on the soil. it’s that simple.
you’re a US citizen because you can’t be anything else. making you a citizen of the country naturally, as you had no choice.