Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) was born in Canada and his eligibility to run for president hinges over whether he is legally a “natural born” citizen, Noam Scheiber notes.
“The consensus among legal experts appears to be, emphatically, yes… But it turns out that there’s at least one legal heavyweight who would question Spiro’s argument–a guy who goes by the name of … Ted Cruz.”
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