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In reply to the discussion: Cruz will renounce Canadian citizenship [View all]DissidentVoice
(813 posts)A child is a "natural born" U.S. citizen IF:
They were born in one of the 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam or any other U.S. Territory
They were born on a U.S. military base overseas
They were born in a U.S. diplomatic facility
They were born aboard a U.S. military vessel (USN, USCG, USMM)
My niece was born in a U.S. Army hospital in Augsburg, (West) Germany. My sister was married to a sergeant in the U.S. Army (who drove one of the vehicles in President Kennedy's funeral cortege). She is a "natural-born" citizen.
Living in a border city, I've lost count of the people who have dual U.S./Canadian citizenship, due to intermarriage between a U.S. and Canadian citizen.
If they were born in the U.S., they are "natural-born," by virtue of jus soli.
If they were born in Canada, they are not "natural-born," but can claim U.S. citizenship by virtue of jus sanguinis.