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To: raccoonradio; All

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http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2015/03/why_ted_cruz_is_constitutionally_qualified_to_be_president.html

>>And to eliminate doubt, Congress expressly passed a law saying children of Americans born outside America were in fact natural born Americans.


The Nationality Act of 1940 outlines which children become “nationals and citizens of the United States at birth.” In addition to those who are born in the United States or born outside the country to parents who were both citizens — or, interestingly, found in the United States without parents and no proof of birth elsewhere — citizenship goes to babies born to one American parent who has spent a certain number of years here. That single-parent requirement has been amended several times, but under the law in effect between 1952 and 1986 — Cruz was born in 1970 — someone must have a citizen parent who resided in the United States for at least 10 years, including five after the age of 14, in order to be considered a natural-born citizen. Cruz’s mother, Eleanor Darragh, was born in Delaware, lived most of her life in the United States, and gave birth to little Rafael Edward Cruz in her 30s.


So according to the Nationality Act of 1940, Ted Cruz, who was born outside America to one American parent, is clearly a natural born American, and he can clearly run for and hold the office of the presidency. I think this should be the end of this discussion.


31 posted on 03/28/2015 4:27:51 PM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: raccoonradio

Thanks. Best explanation yet.


160 posted on 03/30/2015 12:02:46 PM PDT by Labyrinthos
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