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Justice Alito: Birthright Citizenship Is ‘Grotesque’
Breitbart ^ | June 30, 2026 | Neil Munro

Posted on 07/01/2026 6:56:14 AM PDT by Twotone

“This is one of the most important decisions in the history of the Court, and in my judgment, the Court has made a serious mistake,” Justice Samuel Alito wrote in his dissent to the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision to insert birthright citizenship into Americans’ Constitution.

He continued in plain language to show how the decision endorses birth tourism, which would automatically grant full citizenship to foreign adults who have never lived a full day in the United States:

The Court’s interpretation is not only contrary to the original meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment, it produces grotesque results. While foreigners who wish to immigrate lawfully must sometimes wait for many years, a child born here to a birth tourist is automatically a citizen.

The Court’s interpretation also has national-security implications… Suppose that a person’s only connection to this country is that he was born here to a mother who was present just long enough to give birth and then quickly returned to her native country. Suppose that country is a strategic adversary or enemy of the United States. Suppose the child never visited the United States while growing up and was inculcated with hatred of this country. According to the Court, that person is a citizen of the United States. He can enter and leave the country as he pleases. He can travel the world on a United States passport. Even if he plots to harm this country, he cannot be deprived of his status as a citizen, at least under current precedent.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: birthright; birthrightcitizen; citizenship; grotesque; magicsoil; samuelalito
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1 posted on 07/01/2026 6:56:14 AM PDT by Twotone
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To: Twotone

It has ALREADY caused enormous damage to the is country.

This needs to go away.


2 posted on 07/01/2026 7:02:16 AM PDT by Red6
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To: Twotone

This ruling on birthright citizenship is indeed grotesque

And its obviously utterly absurd in this era of 21st century jet travel.

If practiced by only two countries in the world - USA and Canada

It’s impossible that the “magic soil” notion and automatic citizenship was the intent of the writers of the 14th Amendment.


3 posted on 07/01/2026 7:04:11 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: Twotone

I agree with him that this is the largest abomination of Supreme Court decisions in recent memory. THIS just made ANY woman stopping into America and dumping her kid for ALL THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF BEING AN AMERICAN!! The Red Chinese can now ship their women here for new American-born Red Chinese kids to come back one day, voting, etc. Hell, one of these Red Chinese American-born kids can one day become President of the USA!! Just like Obama did!! 50 years or more from now, this may very well happen when these illegal kids comes of age.


4 posted on 07/01/2026 7:08:36 AM PDT by RetiredArmy (The Bible speaks truth! Don't believe it, you do so at your own peril. You'd better be right!!)
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To: Twotone

Business idea:

“Birth Tourist Hotel, Birth Center and Maternity Ward”.

Billions await!


5 posted on 07/01/2026 7:08:58 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (FReeper Allahu Akhbar Chorus: B*tching about Jews to the day the scimitar slices their heads off!)
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To: Uncle Miltie

The birth tourist hotels already exist, along with the travel agencies that arrange the trip.


6 posted on 07/01/2026 7:10:28 AM PDT by ladyjane
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To: Twotone

Roberts, Kagan, Sotomayor, Coney Barrett, and Ketanji Brown Jackson. These are the justices who opened the gate to Chinese (and other bad actors) flooding the country (unless Congress acts).

Kavanaugh filed an opinion concurring in the judgment and dissenting in part.

Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch wrote separate dissents.


7 posted on 07/01/2026 7:10:56 AM PDT by SharpRightTurn (Giving money & power to government is like giving whiskey & car keys to teenage boys. P. J. O'Rourk)
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To: ladyjane

Yup. Thanks Amy. You stupid &#^@^!


8 posted on 07/01/2026 7:11:27 AM PDT by RetiredArmy (The Bible speaks truth! Don't believe it, you do so at your own peril. You'd better be right!!)
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To: Twotone
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Before we go to Box#3 (ammo), we should aggressively pursue the advice & wisdom of El Salvador's President...


9 posted on 07/01/2026 7:13:41 AM PDT by newfreep ("There is no race problem...just a problem race")
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To: sauropod

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10 posted on 07/01/2026 7:36:19 AM PDT by sauropod (Make sure Satan has to climb over a lot of Scripture to get to you. John MacArthur Ne supra crepidam)
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To: Twotone

Yes, Judge it is indeed “grotesque”. So was Dred Scott. And we know what that led to.

In about 20 years it’s going to really, really suck to be a White male. Straight, gay, young, old, Jew or Gentile, it won’t matter.


11 posted on 07/01/2026 7:37:13 AM PDT by TTFlyer (Lenin: that by the infliction of terror, a well-organized minority can conquer a nation.)
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To: Twotone

Grotesque is a SCOTUS that equites the birth of slave children in the 1800’s to foreigners births today.

Were they at a liberal cocktail party hosted by the NY Times when this decision was made?


12 posted on 07/01/2026 7:38:47 AM PDT by Vision (“Our Democracy” means "Our Slush Fund." The Left is hate.)
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To: RetiredArmy

ALL THESE “BIRTH TOURISM “ BABIES CAN COME BACK & DEMAND CHEAPER TUITION WHEN THEY WANT TO ATTEND COLLEGE HERE.

AND THEN THEY ARE REALLY “EMBEDDED”.


13 posted on 07/01/2026 7:55:13 AM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: Twotone

Women did this.


14 posted on 07/01/2026 7:55:55 AM PDT by CodeToad
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To: Uncle Miltie

SUCH HAVE BEEN IN OPERATION IN LOS ANGELES FOR GENERATIONS..
OLD MOTELS GET CONVERTED TO SUCH-—

I LEFT SO CALIF OVER 33 YEARS AGO & THEY WERE OPERATING THEN


15 posted on 07/01/2026 7:56:38 AM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: RetiredArmy

ALL THESE “BIRTH TOURISM “ BABIES CAN COME BACK & DEMAND CHEAPER TUITION WHEN THEY WANT TO ATTEND COLLEGE HERE.

AND THEN THEY ARE REALLY “EMBEDDED”.

I ALSO WONDER WHO PAID FOR ALL THE HOSPITAL BILLS


16 posted on 07/01/2026 7:57:18 AM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: Twotone

When you are siding with the three dumbest women to ever sit on the supreme court, you should realize you are making a horrible blunder.


17 posted on 07/01/2026 8:05:12 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: Twotone
While foreigners who wish to immigrate lawfully must sometimes wait for many years, a child born here to a birth tourist is automatically a citizen.

Democrats favor illegals, criminals, drug addicts, sexual perverts, commies, looters and terrorists. Democrats look down on people who wait in line and follow the rules.

18 posted on 07/01/2026 8:29:04 AM PDT by GOPJ (A 30 year old man identifies as a 10 year old - should he be allowed to play Little League baseball?)
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To: Twotone

Bad news for Islam too, because the Chinese will be running America in a few decades, due to this ruling and the impotence of the GOP in Congress.
China won’t put up with Muslims here, or anywhere else once the lights are out for western civilization.
Which is what the SCOTUS has just decreed.


19 posted on 07/01/2026 9:23:30 AM PDT by Buttons12 ( )
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To: Uncle Miltie

Sadly, your remark is dead on true, not even sarcasm.


20 posted on 07/01/2026 9:46:42 AM PDT by libstripper
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