Cruz is not naturalized. A naturalized citizen is one who was ineligible for citizenship and then goes through a process to become a citizen. Cruz could have become a citizen from birth by his mom filing for his BC. She didn’t. So while he was eligible from birth, he on paper had no documentation other than Canadian. Thus he entered the USA at 4 as a Canadian baby. He probably thought he was American his whole childhood, but he wasn’t until age 16 when his mother finally formalized it.
It’s almost an optics thing. It just feels weird to have a President who wasn’t even American until age 16.
Actually, the process for a child born abroad must apply for a CRBA, the CRBA is then forwarded to the State Dept. for approval and if approved the child is naturalized under statute and then receives a US BC.
Cruz is not naturalized. A naturalized citizen is one who was ineligible for citizenship and then goes through a process to become a citizen. Cruz could have become a citizen from birth by his mom filing for his BC. She didn’t. So while he was eligible from birth, he on paper had no documentation other than Canadian. Thus he entered the USA at 4 as a Canadian baby. He probably thought he was American his whole childhood, but he wasn’t until age 16 when his mother finally formalized it.
It’s almost an optics thing. It just feels weird to have a President who wasn’t even American until age 16.
I think the scenario you presented is the correct one, and explains why he won’t release his US birth documents.
When the Boys from Havana were hounding Trump about his tax returns, I wish Trump had responded with, “I’ll release my tax returns when you two release your US birth certificates”.....