Canadian Citizenship and Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz: They don't, American constitutional scholars say, because Cruz mother was a U.S. citizen when he was born. His Cuban father became a citizen in 2005, according to CTV. Last spring, Cruz -- dubbed "Canadian Ted" by some of his political foes in Texas -- formally gave up his Canadian citizenship and - Ted Cruz announcement that he running for president has renewed questions about his Calgary birthplace and whether the Texas senator Canadian roots leave him ineligible to make a bid for the Oval Office. The fact that Cruz mother is Delaware-born satisfies the U.S. constitution requirement that a president must be a "natural-born U.S. citizen," experts agree. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.