I read extensively back during the Islamocommie Wars of Impeachment in Natural born Citizen debate and I believe it was a specific term created by the founders to create a firewall from foreign infiltration. I do not believe Cruz meets the requirement.
“Foreign infiltration?†It applies only to the presidency and vice -presidency. What is does is to tailor the office to fit George Washington and the founders, and to prevent any foreign prince from being made our chief Magistrate.