Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch sees value of immigration through wife’s eyes

Lawrence Hurley for Reuters reports on an interview with Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch.  Justice Gorsuch  extolled the value of immigration and said his wife’s experience as a naturalized U.S. citizen from Britain has helped give him a greater appreciation of the American system of government. Attending naturalization ceremonies where new citizens are sworn in as citizens, Gorsuch said, is one of his favorite experiences. “They are moments for me of renewal and commitment,” Gorsuch said in an interview with Reuters, adding that “judges often love doing them for just that reason.” “I do worry when I read that something like 60 percent of the public would fail that naturalization exam,” Gorsuch added.

Gorsuch said his wife, who he met while studying at the University of Oxford, had helped engender in him an enhanced respect for the Constitution. “Part of my appreciation for our Constitution, our remarkable system of government, undoubtedly comes from seeing it through my wife’s eyes,” Gorsuch said. “We take some of our rights perhaps too lightly.”

Interestingly, Justice Gorsuch joined the four liberal justices in Sessions v. Dimaya, which invalidated a criminal removal provision on vagueness grounds.

Justice Gorsuch is engaging in media interviews to promote his new book, “A Republic, If You Can Keep It,” a selection of his writings including court opinions and speeches.

KJ