[gusty]

Ted Cruz should not of went thru the process of renouncing Canadian citizenship. He should not of recognized it at all period. He was born an American citizen, thus he had no need to renounce anything, since the US does not recognize what Canada or anybody else consider their citizens. I hope people know enough about our own history to realize that we fought a war over this subject back in 1812-14 called the War of 1812. You see American citizens were impressed (shanghaied) into the Royal Navy because at the time the UK, which included all of Ireland, considered anyone born there a subject for life. Thus British born Americans were dragged off of American ships and forced to serve in the British military. The US of course was outraged that its citizens were being kidnapped on the high seas, this situation led to our declaring war on the UK in June of 1812. Our position since the beginning was that we do not care what other countries consider citizens, we only care who we consider citizens, natural or not.

[Vendome]

[okie01]

It's very simple: Cuban citizenship law and Canadian citizenship law count for naught under American citizenship law. If a person is an American citizen at birth -- which Ted Cruz was -- other nation's citizenship laws simply aren't recognized by American citizenship law.

Ted Cruz was born in Canada, to a Cuban father, but his mother was American. He gains his American citizenship from her...at birth.

True, he also gained Cuban citizenship from his father and gained Canadian citizenship by virtue of having been born there. But his American citizenship is unaffected by these other claims.

Upon reaching his majority, Cruz could have opted for Canadian citizenship (or, presumably, Cuban citizenship) and renounced his American citizenship. But he did not.

Ergo, Ted Cruz was born an American citizen and remains one today.

[SoConPubbie]

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[catfish1957]

Ted Cruz is causing all kind of GOP(e) trolls to come out of the woodworks. Cantor’s defeat now has them in panic mode.

[stilloftyhenight]

That you, Rand?

[Darksheare]

“Interesting” that you dims flock to this while ignoring Barry Soetero.
Zots for tots.
Idiot.

[Shery]

Obama was not Kenyan because his father was. We still don’t know for sure where he WAS born, only that he said he was born there, but later retracted that. For all we know, he was born in HI, but his father was a British subject at the time, and he was not in HI as a refugee or political anything. He was a student. PERIOD. Cruz’s father had left Cuba for political reasons. He may not have been a citizen yet, but I think he had already applied for citizenship. These are not two peas in the same pod. There is a big difference. Ted’s mother was a US citizen, and she was of age, and they were only in Canada because of Ted’s father having a job there. They had not become Canadian citizens. All kids born to military parents in other countries, while stationed there, are citizens of that country. They have dual citizenship until the parent declares them US citizens. Normally that happens when they apply for the SS number and for the US passport. So, it is short-lived. Obama’s mother was not of age to confer US citizenship on him, if he were born in Kenya. She was only 17. That is why it IS important where Obama was born.