It defined in writing, the meaning of NBC, the position of the full court in 1874. That is a pretty historic piece of documentation, and not just some partisan-hack newspaper editor spouting off.
no mention of what happens when parent is a natural-born American citizen and one isn't....You brought up to me that Cruz's father wasn't an American citizen, as if, then, that was relevant to his NBC status.
It is.
Not only is his father not a natural born citizen, he isn't any kind of US Citizen. If he was at least naturalized, the argument would be difficult.
what does him not thinking much of it matter, since it is indeed primarily how citizenship is being established - birth on American soil without respect to the citizenship status of either parent.
That is also not cut and dried, since the 14th Amendment was written to grant citizenship to children of former slaves, not create anchor babies...who then think they can run for president.
You are correct.