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Letter to the Editor

Jan. 22, 2016

Letter to the editor: We need an answer on citizenship issue

In his Jan. 15 article, Professor Michael D. Ramsey makes a persuasive argument that American citizens born outside the U.S. to an American citizen, such as Sen. Ted Cruz, are eligible to run for president. By John K. Haggerty

In his article, "Ted Cruz, natural born citizen" (Jan. 15, 2016), professor Michael D. Ramsey makes a persuasive argument - based on his scholarly review of English common and statutory law as it existed in 1787 - that American citizens born outside of the United States to an American citizen, such as Sen. Ted Cruz, are eligible to run for president. In our ever-increasingly global economy where many Americans now find themselves residing, working, and...

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