Judge Sonia Sotomayor is NOT an Immigrant!

Jennifer’s Immigration Issues Blog has a nice post yesterday about how Judge Sotomayor’s parents, who moved from U.S. territory Puerto Rico (where they were U.S. citizens) during WWII are not technically “immigrants” despite statements to the contrary by Reuters, The Washington Times, and About.com’s own Conservative Politics Guide.

Judge Sotomayor is of Puerto Rican ancestry and has a compelling personal story.  But it is not the same kind of immigrant story told by either Justices Alito or Scalia.  So do not expect us to name her or her parents as “Immigrants of the Day” anytiime soon.

KJ