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Daily Talker: Canadian-Born President?

Texas Senator Ted Cruz is the first major candidate to jump into the 2016 presidential race after making the announcement official overnight on Twitter.

Cruz was born in Calgary to an American-born mother and a Cuban-born father.

Under U.S. law, being born to an American mother automatically gives you American citizenship.

The U.S. constitution requires presidents to be "natural born" citizens, which is commonly believed to be Americans born with citizenship even if they weren't born on U.S. soil.

Do you think Senator Cruz should be eligible to run for president despite being born in Canada?

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