There is no automatic citizenship and ZERO NB status for those born abroad. However, children born overseas to a US citizen military parent have been given automatic residency status while they apply for US citizenship and naturalization.
It’s rather telling that Eleanor Daraugh has never stepped forward and stated that she had not sworn allegiance to Canada with her husband, Rafael Cruz. Rafael stated that he was Canadian, and said, “you’d have to ask Eleanor what she did.” The Cruz family is so smart but they can’t remember what country has their allegiance?
If Eleanor had repatriated, she likely helped Ted obtain an American passport; and then Ted should have stated those facts. She was his key to qualifying for American citizenship. Since he traveled to England in his high school senior year, he should have obtained a passport for travel. Unless perhaps his Canadian BC did not require him to obtain a passport.
His father, Rafael, remained a Canadian citizen until 2005, so he is of no help. It is unclear how that decision to remain Canadian for 35 years has effected Rafael’s Medicare coverage and Social Security benefits.
Demonstrably false, see USC Title 8 Section 1401 Nationals and Citizens of the United States at birth.
Eleanor was a US citizen living in Canada. At the time of Sen Cruz's birth, she had not spent enough time in Canada to qualify for Canadian citizenship.
Subsection G of the above code states that Sen Cruz was a US citizen at birth, has never needed to be naturalized and is naturally born a US Citizen.