[bushpilot2]

Cruz supporters claim there's no requirement for his mother to petition US Consulate. "he was born a citizen"

[Cboldt]

It is accurate to say he need not petition US Consulate. He or his parents could, in the alternative, petition the INS or whatever the agency was at the time. State Department is not the only agency with the power to adjudicate claims of citizenship for aliens born abroad to US citizen parent or parents.

[Cboldt]

FS-240 came into being in late 1990. Between (and well before) 1970 and 1990, the form was FS-545, Certification of Birth.

Both forms have the same function under the law.

[bushpilot2]

[bushpilot2]