Yeah. I don’t buy it. If the founders just meant citizen they could have said that instead of term “natural born citizen” which to me has to at least mean the person is born in the US.
RE: which to me has to at least mean the person is born in the US.
Well, in this case, Bobby Jindal and Marco Rubio would qualify...
There are two ways to achieve citizenship in the US under English common law, not Napoleonic code law: 1) To born a citizen 2) to seek citizenship under US law.
Since Cruz became a citizen at the time of his birth, he became a “Natural Born Citizen”. Since he has resided in the US for greater than 14 years, he is eligible to be President.