Ted Cruz - Can a Canadian born become President of the United States?

When Ted Cruz first  announced on Twitter that he will be running for the Republican nomination for President, the question on everybody's mind was, could he?  The Tea Party is, or was,  a strong supporter of the far right candidate who has taken a strong stance against the Obama health care policy. Cruz, like Trump, will build a wall and deport all undocumented Mexicans. Luckily there was no wall between Canada and the US when he crossed over.  The question is, will his birth country come back to haunt him in the election. The 44 year old Canadian born only renounced his Canadian citizenship in 2014 - a strategic move?

If we recall, conservatives, led by Donald trump,  went to all lengths to try to prove that Obama was born outside of the USA. They failed of course but there is no doubt about where Ted Cruz was born. However, very little attention is paid to Cruz's country of birth. In fact it is practically ignored by the media, the Republicans and the Democrats. Cruz is running second to Trump in the race for the Republican nomination. Will the country of his birth  help or hurt him?. Has it already hurt him? Does one  have to be born in the USA to become president?

The presidency of the United States when age does matter

I firmly believe that age is a number, that it shouldn't determine if someone gets the job or not as long as they are physically and mentally capable of performing it. But there are limits, especially when it comes to being president of the United States or any country. Take Bernie Sanders. I actually like the guy but I worry about what the presidency will do to him. I question why someone who should be enjoying retirement is fighting for the job of presidennt. We all see what happens to young men who become president. The grey hairs appear and ageing speeds up. Just look at the young dashing Barack Obama 8 years ago and look at him today. The Office of president does do a number on you. Now take Bernie Sanders, who in his seventies already look older than a seventy year old should. What toll will the presidency take on him?

There is a reason there is a thing called retirement. After a certain age, your body and mind starts to tire. It is a good time to take on a world cruise not  world politics.