Blanche v. Lau · ¶68

So how did the majority reach today's counterintuitive and consequential result? By ignoring the “shall not” language in § 1101(a)(13)(C). (Indeed, those words do not appear in the majority opinion until the very last page. See ante, at 12.) But the words of a statute convey intended meaning. See American Tobacco Co. v. Patterson, 456 U. S. 63, 68 (1982). And nothing about the text or purpose of § 1101(a) (13)(C) supports the majority's or the Government's reading.

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