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7. I can't believe I'm saying this but I give Thomas a little credit in his dissent

Tue Jun 30, 2026, 11:03 AM

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Alito's dissent was basically what you would expect but Thomas at least attempted to find some logic to the dissent which seems to be at least partially why Gorsuch joined it. From what I can see he bases it on if the parents of the person who is born her is now living here and has moved from their home country. In other words he seems to want to say that if someone is just visiting even for a year but they maintain a home in another country then they have not moved here permanently. In the end I disagree with him because that's not what the 14th says but at least he tried to be logical.

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