Thoughts on Cruz's citizenship? (Congress, illegal, president, Obama)
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Rather, we have Constitutional Supremacy (Art. VI). An Act of Congress cannot change the Constitution, and it is the judiciary, not Congress, that interprets the Constitution.
Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 empowers Congress to establish a Uniform Rule of Naturalization. The current law in effect is the Naturalization and Immigration Act of 1952, which does define citizenship at birth. With the concept of Implied Powers, it is reasonable to expect that the body that defines a naturalized citizen also gets to define a citizen at birth or a natural born citizen.
Donald Trump’s Clownish 'Get a Declaratory Judgment' Taunt of Ted Cruz
As the Supreme Court made clear, there are only two types of American citizenship -- citizens at birth, such as Sen. Cruz, and those who become citizens through the naturalization process.
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Donald Trump’s Clownish 'Get a Declaratory Judgment' Taunt of Ted Cruz
As the Supreme Court made clear, there are only two types of American citizenship -- citizens at birth, such as Sen. Cruz, and those who become citizens through the naturalization process.
The Truth of the matter is, John McCain may have only have been eligible to be president because he was white, where as Ted Cruz being Hispanic may be the thing that screws him.
Donald Trump’s Clownish 'Get a Declaratory Judgment' Taunt of Ted Cruz
As the Supreme Court made clear, there are only two types of American citizenship -- citizens at birth, such as Sen. Cruz, and those who become citizens through the naturalization process.
It is written into the constitution, but never clearly defined.
Eventually the scotus is going to have to address this, as to what was, and is meant by the term natural born.
My belief, and I am pretty sure it was the belief of the founding fathers is, born on united states soil, regardless of parent's citizenship.
Correct me if I'M wrong,but naturalized citizen is in direct conflict with the term natural born, and when choosing a president, I would think natural born would, and should be the deciding factor over naturalized.
This is my latest speculation. It always bugged me that Cruz Sr. became a Canadian citizen, no offensive to Canada btw. It's just that the University of Texas accepted him and gave him scholarships. He received a student visa, refugee status and a green card (that's a big deal). American companies also took a chance and hired him. His children were born in Texas and lived in Texas. I think he went to Canada to avoid being drafted, legal US residents had to register. Late 1960's = Vietnam. Mrs. Cruz didn't need Canadian citizenship to vote because she was a British citizen (dual US citizenship). Her first husband is rumored to have been from England, she lived for six years in England, her son was born and passed away there. That's what I'm guessing anyway.
Update: The bolded part of my speculation is wrong. Cruz's mother's first husband, Alan Wilson, has been interviewed. He said that Eleanor never became a British subject. I just wanted to clear that up.
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Natural born citizen.
