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Old 02-18-2013, 14:57   #5
Richard
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Originally Posted by medic&commo View Post
Glad Sen Cruz is there, we need many more like him.
But it's sad we (Americans) have to wait for a foreign born to lead the charge.Hope he doesn't lose steam or change priorities succumbing to political pressure.
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Senator Cruz's father was born in Cuba but his mother is American (Irish and Italian ancestry from Delaware) which means he has always held American citizenship no matter where he was born (Canada, in his case).

Foreign born, technically, but always an American, nonetheless.

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