Cruz's Dad Has Some Words For The Birthers: You're Wrong About My Son

[DonViejo]

Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-TX) father on Sunday dismissed from the far-right fringe of his son's eligibility to run for higher office.

Some people in so-called "strict constitutionalist" circles believe that Cruz is ineligible to run for President because he was born in Calgary, Alberta, where his Cuban father and American mother were working for a time.

Rafael Cruz was asked Sunday to address concerns about his son's presidential eligibility after a speech to the National Federation of Republican Assemblies in Nashville, Tennessee, according to the Washington Post.

“The Naturalization Act of 1790 states quite clearly: a child born of a U.S.-born mother anywhere in the world is a U.S. citizen by birth and therefore a natural-born citizen,” the elder Cruz, who was naturalized as a U.S. citizen in 2005, responded, as quoted by the newspaper.

The senator from Texas completed the process of renouncing his Canadian citizenship in summer 2014 ahead of his widely anticipated presidential bid. Taking that step wasn't enough to satisfy some fringe bloggers, though.

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[jaysunb]

1. I'd like to see the Mother's birth certificate.

Now, I know some will consider this territory, but there has been allegations that she is not who she claims to be.

[Ilsa]

2. I'd like Canada to check to see if she became a Canadian

Citizen prior to little Teddy's birth.

[mercuryblues]

3. I want to

see his Form FS-24. Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States.

[Matariki]

4. He was a Canadian citizen while serving in the Senate?

interesting...