http://statesidelegal.org/citizenship-children-born-servicemembers-overseas
3.The child’s parents were married before the child was born. One parent is U.S. citizen and the other is a noncitizen. Before the child’s birth the U.S. citizen parent lived for at least five years in the U.S. At least two of those years were when the U.S. citizen parent was older than 14.
Ted Cruz’ birth fits all those criteria.
Those are the criteria of our existing immigration and naturalization statutes.
It your citizenship derives from the provisions of the immigration and naturalization statutes, it doesn't derive from nature.
You can be a citizen naturalized by statute or you can be natural born. You cannot be both.
http://statesidelegal.org/citizenship-children-born-servicemembers-overseas
3.The child’s parents were married before the child was born. One parent is U.S. citizen and the other is a noncitizen. Before the child’s birth the U.S. citizen parent lived for at least five years in the U.S. At least two of those years were when the U.S. citizen parent was older than 14.
Ted Cruz’ birth fits all those criteria.
Ted’s parents were in the US military? I did not know that..
I was born in America. Both of my parents were American citizens at the time of their birth. All of my grandparents were citizens at the time of their birth. I am a natural born citizen. No law can grant me that status. No law can deny me that status. No person can question that status.
I didn't know Cruz's mother was in the military.