Reply To: Is Ted Cruz a "natural born" citizen?

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Simple answer: No, at least not according to an originalist position.

According to contemporary legal opinions (1787), a “natural born” citizen would have been one with two native born parents, but at least with a native born father, and preferably born within the United States.

Or they had to be a citizen with the U.S. Constitution was adopted. Cruz isn’t that old.