Joseph, yes they are. That is why Castro could not touch Guantanamo. Also embassies and consulates. As for Cruz (there were also questions about Romney Sr. and McCain, who was born in the Panama Canal Zone and some thought that C.A. Arthur had been born in Canada as his parents bounced back and forth), the question is how to interpret the statement “natural born citizen”. Cruz’ was born to an American mother so he has citizenship from birth and most Constitutional scholars think thatt his is sufficient. There is now a suit on the matter but probably it will not be decided unless Cruz is elected as American courts do not rule on hypothetical matters (which is why they did not rule on Romney Sr. or McCain).
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