{"id":783,"date":"2026-06-30T16:09:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T16:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=783"},"modified":"2026-06-30T16:09:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T16:09:35","slug":"clarence-thomas-torches-scotus-decision-on-birthright-citizenship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=783","title":{"rendered":"Clarence Thomas Torches SCOTUS Decision On Birthright Citizenship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Justice Clarence Thomas torched the Supreme Court\u2019s  on Tuesday that birthright citizenship should apply to the children of illegal immigrants and people living temporarily in the United States.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=781\">SCOTUS Protects Women\u2019s Sports In Landmark Ruling<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Thomas said that he did not believe the decision would hold up to the test of time and argued that it devalued American citizenship. The case revolved around an executive order issued by President Donald Trump which argued that the 14th Amendment does not confer citizenship on the children of illegal immigrants or those temporarily in the United States.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe court today takes the extraordinary step of holding facially unconstitutional the President\u2019s Order excluding from citizenship the children of foreign temporary visitors <\/span><span>and illegal aliens,\u201d Thomas wrote in a dissent. \u201cIn doing so, the court adds to the sad history of the Fourteenth Amendment, which was designed and understood to secure equal rights for the freed blacks but has instead been repurposed for political projects that the Reconstruction Congress did not support.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Thomas argued that the 14th Amendment was designed to apply to freed slaves and their children, who owed no allegiances to foreign countries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe same could not be said for the children of foreign temporary visitors. Foreign temporary visitors were attached to their home country, lacked similar bonds to this country, and would not be called upon in time of war. Americans, consistent with their settler ethos, believed that citizens were the people who called a place home,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI am not sure that today\u2019s opinion will stand the test of time. The Citizenship Clause \u2018added greatly to the dignity and glory of American citizenship,\u2019\u201d Thomas added. \u201cToday\u2019s opinion devalues that citizenship.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=780\">Supreme Court Rules Against Trump In Birthright Citizenship Case<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>In a separate dissent, Justice Samuel Alito said he thought the court made a \u201cserious mistake.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAs interpreted by the court today, the Fourteenth Amendment confers citizenship on virtually everyone who happens to be born in this country, including the children of \u2018birth tourists,\u2019 women who come here solely for the purpose of giving birth to a child and then promptly return home,\u201d Alito wrote. \u201cCareful analysis of the text of the Fourteenth Amendment and the process that led to its adoption shows that it does not degrade the concept of United States citizenship in this way. Instead, the Fourteenth Amendment confers citizenship on only those children who, at birth, owe allegiance solely to this country.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Alito added that the court\u2019s ruling would keep a key incentive for illegal immigration in place.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe court\u2019s interpretation preserves a powerful incentive to enter or remain in this country illegally. Immigrants naturally prefer affluent countries where economic opportunities are available,\u201d he said. \u201cOther than Canada, the United States will be the only affluent nation where birth alone is enough to establish citizenship.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=778\">Supreme Court Protects Women\u2019s Sports In Landmark Ruling<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Justice Neil Gorsuch concurred with Thomas and added his own dissenting opinion. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Justice Clarence Thomas torched the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling on Tuesday that birthright citizenship should apply to the children of illegal immigrants and people living temporarily in the United States.\u00a0Thomas said that he did not believe the decision would hold up to the test of time and argued that it devalued American citizenship. The case revolved around an executive order issued by President Donald Trump which argued that the 14th Amendment does not confer citizenship on the children of illegal immigrants or those temporarily in the United States.\u00a0\u201cThe court today takes the extraordinary step of holding facially unconstitutional the President\u2019s Order excluding from citizenship the children of foreign temporary visitors and illegal aliens,\u201d Thomas wrote in a dissent. \u201cIn doing so, the court adds to the sad history of the Fourteenth Amendment, which was designed and understood to secure equal rights for the freed blacks but has instead been repurposed for political projects that the Reconstruction Congress did not support.\u201dThomas argued that the 14th Amendment was designed to apply to freed slaves and their children, who owed no allegiances to foreign countries.\u00a0\u201cThe same could not be said for the children of foreign temporary visitors. Foreign temporary visitors were attached to their home country, lacked similar bonds to this country, and would not be called upon in time of war. Americans, consistent with their settler ethos, believed that citizens were the people who called a place home,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u201cI am not sure that today\u2019s opinion will stand the test of time. The Citizenship Clause \u2018added greatly to the dignity and glory of American citizenship,\u2019\u201d Thomas added. \u201cToday\u2019s opinion devalues that citizenship.\u201dIn a separate dissent, Justice Samuel Alito said he thought the court made a \u201cserious mistake.\u201d\u00a0\u201cAs interpreted by the court today, the Fourteenth Amendment confers citizenship on virtually everyone who happens to be born in this country, including the children of \u2018birth tourists,\u2019 women who come here solely for the purpose of giving birth to a child and then promptly return home,\u201d Alito wrote. \u201cCareful analysis of the text of the Fourteenth Amendment and the process that led to its adoption shows that it does not degrade the concept of United States citizenship in this way. Instead, the Fourteenth Amendment confers citizenship on only those children who, at birth, owe allegiance solely to this country.\u201dAlito added that the court\u2019s ruling would keep a key incentive for illegal immigration in place.\u00a0\u201cThe court\u2019s interpretation preserves a powerful incentive to enter or remain in this country illegally. Immigrants naturally prefer affluent countries where economic opportunities are available,\u201d he said. \u201cOther than Canada, the United States will be the only affluent nation where birth alone is enough to establish citizenship.\u201dJustice Neil Gorsuch concurred with Thomas and added his own dissenting opinion. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":782,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Clarence Thomas Torches SCOTUS Decision On Birthright Citizenship - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=783\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Clarence Thomas Torches SCOTUS Decision On Birthright Citizenship - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Justice Clarence Thomas torched the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling on Tuesday that birthright citizenship should apply to the children of illegal immigrants and people living temporarily in the United States.\u00a0Thomas said that he did not believe the decision would hold up to the test of time and argued that it devalued American citizenship. The case revolved around an executive order issued by President Donald Trump which argued that the 14th Amendment does not confer citizenship on the children of illegal immigrants or those temporarily in the United States.\u00a0\u201cThe court today takes the extraordinary step of holding facially unconstitutional the President\u2019s Order excluding from citizenship the children of foreign temporary visitors and illegal aliens,\u201d Thomas wrote in a dissent. \u201cIn doing so, the court adds to the sad history of the Fourteenth Amendment, which was designed and understood to secure equal rights for the freed blacks but has instead been repurposed for political projects that the Reconstruction Congress did not support.\u201dThomas argued that the 14th Amendment was designed to apply to freed slaves and their children, who owed no allegiances to foreign countries.\u00a0\u201cThe same could not be said for the children of foreign temporary visitors. 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The Citizenship Clause \u2018added greatly to the dignity and glory of American citizenship,\u2019\u201d Thomas added. \u201cToday\u2019s opinion devalues that citizenship.\u201dIn a separate dissent, Justice Samuel Alito said he thought the court made a \u201cserious mistake.\u201d\u00a0\u201cAs interpreted by the court today, the Fourteenth Amendment confers citizenship on virtually everyone who happens to be born in this country, including the children of \u2018birth tourists,\u2019 women who come here solely for the purpose of giving birth to a child and then promptly return home,\u201d Alito wrote. \u201cCareful analysis of the text of the Fourteenth Amendment and the process that led to its adoption shows that it does not degrade the concept of United States citizenship in this way. 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