Constitutional Law
Jan. 15, 2016
Ted Cruz, natural born citizen
Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution says that only a natural born citizen is eligible to be president. Is Sen. Ted Cruz, who was born in Canada to a U.S. citizen mother and Cuban citizen father, eligible for the presidency? By Michael D. Ramsey
Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution says that "[n]o Person but a natural born Citizen" is eligible to be president of the United States. Is Sen. Ted Cruz, who was born in Canada to a U.S. citizen mother and Cuban citizen father, eligible? He automatically became a U.S. citizen at birth under a U.S. statute, as a result of his mother's U.S. citizenship. But some commentators argue that under the Constitution's original me...
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