U.S. CITIZEN, “NATURAL BORN” CITIZEN, OR NEITHER? by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 12, 2017) — On Tuesday night, The Post & Email reported that it received responsive documents to a FOIA request filed with the U.S. Justice Department in March 2015 for documents signed by Rafael Edward Cruz, now Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, when he was […]
UNDER WHICH CIRCUMSTANCES IS U.S. CITIZENSHIP AWARDED? by Sharon Rondeau (May 9, 2016) — In response to The Post & Email’s weekend article concerning the process by which U.S. citizenship is determined for those born in foreign countries, several questions arose from readers, and in particular, the question of whether or not a U.S. passport […]
“CRBA” DOCUMENT IS “PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP” by Sharon Rondeau (May 7, 2016) — On Tuesday, The Post & Email spoke with Elizabeth A. Finan, Press Officer, Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State, regarding questions we had about the citizenship status of children born in foreign countries to U.S.-citizen parents. Finan had responded to […]
“WITHOUT THAT, CRUZ COULD REALLY BE ANYBODY” by Sharon Rondeau (May 2, 2016) — In the midst of questions arising as to why presidential candidate Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator from Texas, has produced no documentation to support his claim that he was born a U.S. citizen in Canada in December 1970, author, former congressional candidate […]
WHAT ARE THE FACTS? by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 22, 2016) — Recent blog posts and timelines posted on the Internet have reported that Rafael Bienvenido Cruz, the father of presidential candidate Ted Cruz, divorced his first wife, Julie or Julia Ann Garza, in 1996. However, through a paid subscription to a newspaper archive, GenealogyBank.com, The […]
IS TED CRUZ A PRODUCT OF STRICTLY FOREIGN INFLUENCE? by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 19, 2016) — Late on Monday, an individual in the United States contacted The Post & Email to advise that he had received images of a birth and death certificate, respectively, for Michael Wilson, the five-month-old child born to presidential candidate Ted […]
IS THERE PROOF OF SEN. TED CRUZ’S PRESUMED U.S. CITIZENSHIP? by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 12, 2016) — On March 4, The Post & Email sent a letter by certified mail to Texas Governor Greg Abbot asking if his office, or that of any state government entity in the state, possessed proof that U.S. Senator and […]
RESPONSE APPEARS BELOW From: E Dee Monnen Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2016 11:27 AM To: ‘help@FocusontheFamily.com’ Subject: Ted Cruz endorsement Dear Dr. Dobson: I am disappointed that you are endorsing Ted Cruz for president. Although on the surface he seems like a great Christian leader, his candidacy is a slap in the face to our […]
DOCUMENTS OBSCURED; FOREIGN-CITIZEN FATHERS; REPORTED DUAL CITIZENSHIP by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 18, 2016) — On March 23, 2015, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz declared his candidacy for the presidency on Twitter and later, at Liberty University, a well-known Christian college in Lynchburg, VA. During his announcement speech, Cruz invoked his “personal history,” which includes travel among […]
REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE’S ELIGIBILITY FURTHER PROBED by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 6, 2016) — A U.S. News & World Report article dated January 6 quotes Florida Rep. Alan Grayson, who last month said he would file a lawsuit if Sen. Ted Cruz is nominated by the Republican National Committee as its presidential candidate, as stating that […]
“AUTOMATED RECORD” RELEASED by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 25, 2015) — Through a recent Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, The Post & Email obtained a copy of presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz’s Selective Service registration with an explanatory letter from Richard S. Flavahan, Associate Director of Public & Intergovernmental Affairs. Flavahan’s signature also appeared on […]
HAS THE “NATURAL BORN CITIZEN” CLAUSE BEEN RENDERED OBSOLETE? by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 3, 2014) — In a straw poll conducted by Townhall.com, two of the leading three candidates, Sen. Ted Cruz and Sen. Marco Rubio, are ineligible to serve if the historical understanding of the constitutional term “natural born Citizen” is upheld. As of […]
SOLICITOR GENERAL APPLICATION FORMS DO NOT ASK THE QUESTION by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 21, 2014) — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who many have speculated is considering a run for the presidency in 2016, was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on December 22, 1970. According to Canadian law, anyone born within the confines of the country […]