Posted on 01/07/2016 5:57:26 PM PST by VinL
Edited on 01/07/2016 7:04:50 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
Texas Senator Ted Cruz doesn't have the endorsement of Utah's senior Republican Senator, but he just got an important legal opinion that could be more valuable.
Senator Orrin Hatch is the senior Republican and President Pro-Tem of the Senate. He's also a long-time member and former chair of the Judiciary Committee, putting him as close to the federal judiciary as any legislator in Washington.
No. And I wouldn’t be Italian generally if I were. Unless Italian citizenship were passed down to me from a parent.
Specialties in law are fairly focused. Constitutional law is not immigration law.
http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/abroad/events-and-records/birth.html
He showed his Canadian birth certificate.
Where is his CRBA? See link above.
But Cruz was born in Canada.
And I do think it’s interesting that Italy has such a law, and I also bet you get some great Italian food in your family. :>)
The point is , Italy being a great example, it is wrong to assume that if you’re born in a place, you get citizenship of the place. Especially if you’re getting your citizenship through one or both of your parents, who are not citizens of your birthplace.
DS-1350 - I think that’s what my son had/has. (well, hopefully his dad does because I don’t) but I do remember it was paperwork to the State Department and not to an Embassy.
Whatever it was, paperwork HAS to be filed. And on file.
An oddity - it appears that a lot of paperwork has to be filed to move from Canada to the USA. Cruz’s mother was an American citizen, his father Cuban/Canadian/whatever. Anyway, he couldn’t just drive across the border and take up residence.
http://www.visaplace.com/blog-immigration-law/canada-visa-news/moving-from-canada-to-usa/
And we shouldn’t forget than an American overseas MUST file an IRS tax form each year just like everyone else.
Crystal clear. Imagine that!
Thanks for that link. I can probably get copies of his paperwork.
Didn’t need one ...it appears-
“Failure to promptly document a child who meets the statutory requirements for acquiring U.S. citizenship at birth may cause problems for the parents and the child when attempting to establish the child’s U.S. citizenship and eligibility for the rights and benefits of U.S. citizenship, including entry into the United States. By law, U.S. citizens, including dual nationals, must use a U.S. passport to enter and leave the United States. “
Says not getting one might cause problems, but doesn’t effect citizenship.
IRREFUTABLE AUTHORITY HAS SPOKEN
(Oct. 18, 2009) — The Post & Email has in several articles mentioned that the Supreme Court of the United States has given the definition of what a “natural born citizen†is. Since being a natural born citizen is an objective qualification and requirement of office for the U.S. President, it is important for all U.S. Citizens to understand what this term means.
http://www.thepostemail.com/2009/10/18/4-supreme-court-cases-define-natural-born-citizen/
LOL. At the time it was. Since I’ve had a couple of small strokes my memory is not the greatest anymore.
I do remember though that the ink hadn’t dried on his German birth certificate before my husband and I had all of the paperwork filled out and on it’s way to the State Department. That was the first and foremost item on the agenda. And getting him added to my passport.
Europe in the early 70’s was kind of iffy, dog tags issued to all dependents, punch cards to turn in at exit points, standing orders for all of us to be ready to go home at a minutes notice. I always had a bag packed for the baby just in case.
It’s your guy who’s gone.
So, where is that old passport or CRBA applied for at birth to document US citizenship? Or the application for citizenship after age 18?
If none exist, then the Canadian birth certificate doesn’t prove that Cruz or parents ever applied for US citizenship and still needs to do so.
Yes, we had to file and did vote every year that we were in Germany. California let us off on state taxes but not the feds. We voted absentee from our home of record.
Cruz’s father apparently became a US citizen in 2005 (I think).
And minor children don’t require passports.
Not really. Adopted children may gain citizenship, but that is not anything at all like being a citizen from the moment of birth.
That's really what it's all about. When was Cruz alive and not a US citizen? When did he become naturalized?
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