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In reply to the discussion: Ted Cruz Citizenship Timeline: Ted Cruz is Canadian at birth. Period. [View all]kay1864
(5,064 posts)1. US law says his mother being born in the US does NOT automatically make Ted a US citizen, since he was born abroad AND has a non-US parent. His mother also has to show that she met the residency requirements, as per the US State Dept: Birth Abroad to One Citizen and One Alien Parent in Wedlock.
Now in all likelihood she did meet the requirements, since she graduated high school in Louisiana in 1952 and from Rice University in 1956. But did she submit the documentation and the form to the US Consulate after Ted's birth in 1970, as required in their situation? (FWIW, Ted's spokeswoman says she did)
2. Why doesn't Ted just end all of this speculation by showing his Consular Report of Birth Abroad? (CRBA, or Form FS-240)
3. How did Ted get a US Passport in 1986 without a US birth certificate? Did he in fact use his CRBA? If so, why hasn't he gotten a copy of his CRBA from the State Dept and waved it around (with his passport) at the debates? Why let Trump continue to fan the flames?