• ScoopMcPoops@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    Well honestly its not talked about enough but Ted Cruz ran for president and he was born in Canada. The fact that it was never brought up in any debate by any moderator or opponent is a little worrying.

    • bitchkat@lemmy.world
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      5 hours ago

      He had birthright US citizenship just like McCain (born in Panama). That’s what made the whole Obama birth certificate so stupid. He would still be a US citizen at birth even if he was born outside of the US. But he’s brown and has a foreign sounding name. If he was Barry O’Bama and white, no one would have batted an eye.

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      8 hours ago

      Ted Cruise’s mother was a citizen when she gave birth to him. That makes him a naturalized citizen. Honestly, if that wasn’t true we would be ICE raiding of banning from office a ton of military children.

      • bitchkat@lemmy.world
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        5 hours ago

        No. That makes him a US citizen at birth. A naturalized citizen is when someone who is not a US citizen acquires US citizenship.