This could have something to do with the above letter
Dual citizenship may pose problem if Ted Cruz seeks presidency,
The Dallas Morning News (Snooze)
WASHINGTON — "Born in Canada to an American mother, Ted
Cruz became an instant U.S. citizen. But under Canadian law, he also became a
citizen of that country the moment he was born. Unless the Texas Republican
senator formally renounces that citizenship, he will remain a citizen of both
countries, legal experts say...“He's a Canadian,” said Toronto lawyer Stephen
Green, past chairman of the Canadian Bar Association's Citizenship and
Immigration Section.
"The circumstances of Cruz’s birth have fueled a simmering
debate over his eligibility to run for president. Knowingly or not, dual
citizenship is an apparent if inconvenient truth for the tea party firebrand,
who shows every sign he's angling for the White House. “Senator Cruz became a
U.S. citizen at birth, and he never had to go through a naturalization process
after birth to become a U.S. citizen,” said spokeswoman Catherine Frazier. “To
our knowledge, he never had Canadian citizenship.”
That was in 2013. Catherine Frazier was Cruz's mouthpiece at the
time. I had to take a double look at her comment, "To our knowledge, he
never had Canadian citizenship". Really, Ms. Frazier? You made that statement
August 18, 2013, at the same time the past Chairman of Canada's Citizenship and
Immigration Section said Cruz was Canadian.
Ted Cruz to renounce Canadian citizenship 'soon', January 5,
2014: "Canada-born U.S. Senator Ted Cruz has yet to renounce his birth
country's citizenship as promised — but a spokeswoman says the conservative tea
party favourite plans to finish the process soon. Catherine Frazier, a
spokeswoman for the junior senator from Texas, said Saturday that lawyers are
preparing the necessary paperwork." Read More
