As much as I admire Cruz for his self qualities including love for the US I have reservations as to his meeting the intention(s) of the established Constitution from the Founders. For all the decisions of law since the Founders written Declarations, the history and words of the Founders cannot be redone to color the original intention(s). As such the traditional requirement of heritage of parents still holds for me. I can speak of this based on being a child of non-naturalized parents from Russia. Such a situation did not prevent either my brother who was killed fighting WWII on Okinawa and myself a vet who served in the Army on Leyte. I was taught that the Constitution was the foremost and supreme guide for the US.