Yes, that was my point.
The anchor baby construct was made up out of whole cloth by Justice William O. Douglas in a dissent in 1982.
Also, the 14th does not and cannot change any requirement for President, nor does it contain the words “natural born” in it.
The issue with Cruz is that he was born a triple national—Cuban, Canadian and American. Under Canadian law, he was born a natural born citizen of Canada.
His American citizenship comes through his mother, as an act of Congress, the 1952 Immigration and Naturalization Act. Thus, some say naturalization is involved. Although born an American citizen that does not equate to natural born citizen.
Rubio was born in Florida with two Cuban national parents.
How this fact has been allowed to sail under the radar for this long is amazing.
And you are correct, Jindal was not eligible either.
Way to go, RNC!!!
No kidding! Since we have so many ineligible candidates, it makes you wonder if our 'betters' at the RNC are trying to win the Presidency, or just provide cover for Obama's nasty backside.
My opinion of Cruz is this: I think Trump wanted him for his V.P. but Cruz told him he had birth issues, Trump gave him time to fix them, but Cruz sealed everything up...
I don’t think Cruz’s mother was a U.S. Citizen at the time that Cruz was born in Canada, I think she have up her U.S. Citizenship and figured they would live in Canada...then when the dad left, she came back to Texas...at that time when Cruz was born, Canada did not have ‘dual citizenship’ as they do now, and I think that is why Cruz doesn’t let his mother out on his campaign and that is what he has sealed up...he isn’t a citizen of either country, he gave up his citizenship to Canada in 2014, so he is a person with no citizenship to either Canada or the U.S. and I think Texas should look into this, he is a Senator of the U.S., but there again, in California they have illegal immigrants in one town running...
Your mention of Rubio getting under the radar is mistaken. There has already been a lawsuit file against him as to eligibility in Florida and his lawyers have submitted a brief to the court to have the suit dismissed. I do not know if the judge has ruled yet.