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In reply to the discussion: Ted Cruz Citizenship Timeline: Ted Cruz is Canadian at birth. Period. [View all]Jenny_92808
(1,342 posts)PUBLIC LAW 414-JUNE 27, 1952
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled
SEC. 320. (a) A child born outside of the United States, one of whose parents at the time of the child's birth was an alien and the other of whose parents then was and never thereafter ceased to be a citizen of the United States, shall, if such alien parent is naturalized, become a citizen of the United States, when-
(1) such naturalization takes place while such child is under the age of sixteen years; and
(2) such child is residing in the United States pursuant to a lawful admission for permanent residence at the time of naturalization or thereafter and begins to reside permanently in the United States while under the age of sixteen years. (b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to an adopted child.
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It appears that he was naturalized around this time when he needed a passport -
She registered his birth with the U.S. consulate, Frazier said, and the future senator received a U.S. passport in 1986 ahead of a high school trip to England.
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/headlines/20130818-ted-cruz-born-a-citizen-of-canada-under-the-countrys-immigration-rules.ece