Incredible moment here in which Alito puts forward a reason to believe Wong Kim Ark mentions domicile so much, seemingly trying to help Trump admin, and Justice Jackson seizes on it as a great reason that this does not undermine birthright citizenship.

April 01, 2026 - 15:33 UTC

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Alito said maybe WKA tried to separate domiciled and assimilating Chinese immigrants from the railroad worker charicature.

Jackson says, yes, maybe the court wanted the public to accept the opinion by softening the blow at a time of anti-Chinese fervor. It could have been a PR move, not a legal one
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