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Hard to believe the first Hispanic Senator from Texas and Tea Party leader in the Senate is from the great white north

Yep, and John McCain was born in Panama, and George Romney (Mitt's dad and a Presidential candidate himself) was born in Mexico. That helps explain why the GOP didn't make Obama's Kenyan birth a big issue.

jarnon wrote:Yep, and John McCain was born in Panama, and George Romney (Mitt's dad and a Presidential candidate himself) was born in Mexico. That helps explain why the GOP didn't make Obama's Kenyan birth a big issue.

Obama's birth status is a big issue among Tea Partiers many of whom believe he's a deep cover Communist agent.

That helps explain why the GOP didn't make Obama's Kenyan birth a big issue.

Well somebody was must have been the Green Party damn rabel rousing, Birkenstock wearing, tree huggers

Obama's birth status is a big issue among Tea Partiers many of whom believe he's a deep cover Communist agent

I guess they forgot about Cruz's Castro supporting Cuban Dad

Yes, we are so proud.

Nothing to say, except this one goes out to my good friend Jessie...

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I'll say that this is probably the Found it!

I know that Senator Cruz has renounced the Canadian part of his dual citizenship recently. Politics aside, it's a tough sell for a potential Presidential candidate to have a second passport, even if they are more American than not.

The true irony I've found with his Canadian birth is that Cruz is staunchly anti-Obamacare/ACA. Nevermind that a government-based health plan (AHCIP) helped him to get onto this planet.

damn those mothers who sneak across the border to have their babies born in the government run health care system and get Canadian citizenship
but all kidding aside Cruz's mother would not have been eligible for Canadian health care a popular misconception is that Canadian health care is available free to anyone and it is definitely not. You must be a legal resident or have applied for legal residency. Any visitors foreign nationals working there like Cruz's parents must either have their own private health care or pay. Even me a Canadian born resident for 50 years lost my eligibility for Canadian Health care the month after we left, any time, like tonight, when we travel back to Ottawa we are covered by my US plan with the City or in my case medicare also and if worst comes to worst its a 40 minute drive to Ogdensburg NY. Any Canadian resident (snow bird) cannot stay south more than a total, for all visits and they check, of 182 days or they lose health care and must apply and wait 3 months. I could retun become a resident and in 3 months get health care also.

macrae1234 wrote:damn those mothers who sneak across the border to have their babies born in the government run health care system and get Canadian citizenship
but all kidding aside Cruz's mother would not have been eligible for Canadian health care a popular misconception is that Canadian health care is available free to anyone and it is definitely not. You must be a legal resident or have applied for legal residency. Any visitors foreign nationals working there like Cruz's parents must either have their own private health care or pay. Even me a Canadian born resident for 50 years lost my eligibility for Canadian Health care the month after we left, any time, like tonight, when we travel back to Ottawa we are covered by my US plan with the City or in my case medicare also and if worst comes to worst its a 40 minute drive to Ogdensburg NY. Any Canadian resident (snow bird) cannot stay south more than a total, for all visits and they check, of 182 days or they lose health care and must apply and wait 3 months. I could retun become a resident and in 3 months get health care also.

I should have remembered that part (wasn't sure if his mom was a Canadian citizen or not). I remember Judy told me that a lot of the Canadian hockey players that played in Germany would come home during the Christmas break for, among other reasons, just to make sure they didn't have too many days outside of the country so they could keep their insurance (translation - off-season suguries!).

I should have remembered that part (wasn't sure if his mom was a Canadian citizen or not).

If mother Canadian and father Cuban born in Canada = not eligible to be president

SpacemanSpiff wrote:I know that Senator Cruz has renounced the Canadian part of his dual citizenship recently. Politics aside, it's a tough sell for a potential Presidential candidate to have a second passport, even if they are more American than not.

Every Democrat I know supports Ted Cruz's right to run for President and wishes him well in the Republican primaries.

ontellen wrote:Yes, we are so proud.

You can have him back then.

macrae1234 wrote:

I should have remembered that part (wasn't sure if his mom was a Canadian citizen or not).

If mother Canadian and father Cuban born in Canada = not eligible to be president

His mother was a USA citizen. While McCain and Obama qualified as "native born", I'm not sure Cruz does. Pehaps his Republican opponents in a Presidential primary might make a big deal about it but we Democrats hope he wins.

littlebeast13 wrote:Nothing to say, except this one goes out to my good friend Jessie...

lb13

So he is fili-Buster-ing? Oh God, I'm so funny.

elwoodblues wrote:

littlebeast13 wrote:Nothing to say, except this one goes out to my good friend Jessie...

lb13

So he is fili-Buster-ing? Oh God, I'm so funny.

It's the second time I've used that pun this year....



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macrae1234 wrote:

I should have remembered that part (wasn't sure if his mom was a Canadian citizen or not).

If mother Canadian and father Cuban born in Canada = not eligible to be president

Good point (unless, of course, she was herself a dual citizen. But I think she wasn't.)

Then again, Cubans are dang near considered automatic US citizens once they hit American soil. The only (unintentional) joke that actually got a response from INS was when Judy asked rhetorically "how can we make this process move faster?" and I said "Tell them you're Cuban." Four out of five agents in earshot actually laughed and nodded in agreement.

To Bob Juch - We have more than enough idiots in Parliament and especially the senate here. We don't need your castoffs.

ontellen wrote:To Bob Juch - We have more than enough idiots in Parliament and especially the senate here. We don't need your castoffs.

So you're not interested in taking Sarah Palin off our hands? --Bob

littlebeast13 wrote:Nothing to say, except this one goes out to my good friend Jessie...

lb13

Beast, read my mind!!!

silverscreenselect wrote:

SpacemanSpiff wrote:I know that Senator Cruz has renounced the Canadian part of his dual citizenship recently. Politics aside, it's a tough sell for a potential Presidential candidate to have a second passport, even if they are more American than not.

Every Democrat I know supports Ted Cruz's right to run for President and wishes him well in the Republican primaries.

Ditto

you have to be a permanent resident, landed immigrant, or here on a student or work visa to qualify for provincial medical coverage.

You have to physically reside within your home province for 6 months plus 1 day in a calendar year to maintain your coverage.

You don't qualify if you are applying for perm res, only after it is awarded.


and fix the title.. Ted Cruz WAS a Canadian....

a1mamacat wrote:you have to be a permanent resident, landed immigrant, or here on a student or work visa to qualify for provincial medical coverage.

You have to physically reside within your home province for 6 months plus 1 day in a calendar year to maintain your coverage.

You don't qualify if you are applying for perm res, only after it is awarded.

Or you have to be Sarah Palin.