barryqwalsh
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The Unites States is actually much more generous than most countries in according citizenship. But it always has had strict rules that require some kind of close ties to the country in order to gain citizenship.
Under the nationality law in effect at the time of Ted Cruz's birth in Canada in December 1970 (the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, as amended, part of Title 8 of the U.S. Code), in order for Ted Cruz's mother to automatically confer citizenship on him at birth, these requirements need to have been met:
For persons born between December 24, 1952 and November 14, 1986, a person is a U.S. citizen if all of the following are true:
The person's parents were married at the time of birth
One of the person's parents was a U.S. citizen when the person was born
The citizen parent lived at least ten years in the United States before the child's birth;
A minimum of 5 of these 10 years in the United States were after the citizen parent's 14th birthday.
Cruz, that crafty devil, didn't disclose anything about that. So maybe he was a U.S. citizen at birth. Or maybe not. WE DON'T AND CAN'T POSSIBLY KNOW at this point.
UPDATED You re All Missing the Point about Ted Cruz s Citizenship
Under the nationality law in effect at the time of Ted Cruz's birth in Canada in December 1970 (the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, as amended, part of Title 8 of the U.S. Code), in order for Ted Cruz's mother to automatically confer citizenship on him at birth, these requirements need to have been met:
For persons born between December 24, 1952 and November 14, 1986, a person is a U.S. citizen if all of the following are true:
The person's parents were married at the time of birth
One of the person's parents was a U.S. citizen when the person was born
The citizen parent lived at least ten years in the United States before the child's birth;
A minimum of 5 of these 10 years in the United States were after the citizen parent's 14th birthday.
Cruz, that crafty devil, didn't disclose anything about that. So maybe he was a U.S. citizen at birth. Or maybe not. WE DON'T AND CAN'T POSSIBLY KNOW at this point.
UPDATED You re All Missing the Point about Ted Cruz s Citizenship