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Here is America's first immigration act of 1790:

https://immigrationhistory.org/item/1790-nationality-act/

It looks like the "right of immigration" at the Founding was limited to free white persons. . . is that the "fundamental value" you were talking about? Because its hard to see a great deal of light between that "fundamental" and Amy Wax's position.

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