Cruz did not need to be naturalized, because he is a natural born citizen via his mothers citizenship. Had she renounced her citizenship, prior to his birth, for that of another country- then he'd be ineligible.
Don't mistake natural born for naturalized. Cruz never needed to be naturalized (granted citizenship) as he had it by nature of his mothers citizenship.
You think the framers intended that a person running for President could be born anywhere, to at least ONE marginal American parent and that met all requirements to run for President?
Wonder why the just didnt write it that way in the COtUS and why all those Naturalization acts in the late 1700s?
Natural born, Born in the USA.
I looked for the term "born in the USA' as well as 'born on US soil' in the Constitution and it isn't there. US statutes give the legal qualifications for US citizenship and Cruz qualifies.