I think you and I just differ on the meaning of natural born citizen. I think it means citizenship at birth and you probably have a more complicated definition. That’s okay - you get a vote, too.
Neither parent was an American citizen. Cruz’s mom renounced her American citizenship to become a Canadian citizen. Canada did not reconize dual citizenship.
Cruz was born in Calgary, AB Canada to a Cuban national father and a mother who may have held British or Canadian citizenship at the time of this birth.
That is not a natural-born citizen per the Constitution's requirements. That is not even a naturalized U.S. citizen, the one that legal immigrants receive after they go through the process.
Cruz renounced his Canadian citizenship just 2 years ago.
He is NOT eligible to hold the office of the Presidency.
He may not have met the requirements of becoming a U.S. Senator
His records are sealed
Neither parent was an American citizen. Cruz’s mom renounced her American citizenship to become a Canadian citizen. Canada did not reconize dual citizenship.
“I think you and I just differ on the meaning of natural born citizen. I think it means citizenship at birth and you probably have a more complicated definition.”
By your definition, he is also a Natural Born Citizen of Cuba. Actually more Cuban than American as his mother had renounced her US citizenship 2 years before his birth.
His mother had been a US citizen, but was Canadian at the time as per the Canadian government records.
Yes, but that's not what the framers thought, and it was common knowledge until the communists took over in the 60s.
And Teddy wasn't an American citizen at birth; he was a CANADIAN CITIZEN !