What strikes me is that in both Elg and Steinkauler the fathers had become US citizens before the child’s birth. That is significant, and is not true in Barry’s case. And that has made all the difference.*
*with apologies to Mr. Frost
Then we disagree on what the Court intended - which is OK. I place more emphasis on their not citing the father’s citizenship as relevant, while you put more emphasis on they fact that the father was, regardless, a naturalized citizen.
Cheers!