Justice Alito called the majority opinion a โserious mistake.โ He rejected the idea that the 14th Amendment confers citizenship โon virtually everyone who happens to be born in this country, including the children of โbirth tourists,โ women who come here solely for the purpose of giving birth to a child and then promptly return home.โ And like Thomas, Alito believed the 14th Amendment confers citizenship on only those children who, at birth, owe allegiance solely to this country.โ
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