RAFAEL EDWARD CRUZ (TED CRUZ) WAS BORN ON DECEMBER 22, 1970, IN CALGARY, ALBERTA; CRUZ'S FATHER RAFAEL BIENVENIDO CRUZ Y DÍAZ IS BORN IN CUBA, AND OBTAINED POLITICAL ASYLUM IN THE U.S. AFTER HIS FOUR-YEAR STUDENT VISA EXPIRED, AS THE CUBAN REVOLUTION HAD CHANGED THE GOVERNMENT. HE EARNED CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP IN 1973.