Mullin v. Al Otro Lado · ¶34

We disagree and return to our earlier examples. The running back does not arrive in the end zone (and six points do not go up on the scoreboard) when he is tackled at the 1yard line by the defense. The guest does not arrive in the house when the homeowner locks the door right before the guest tries to open it. The army does not arrive in the city when the city’s defenders repel the attack outside city limits. And the letter does not arrive in the mailbox when a dog assaults the carrier a step away from the mailbox. A person arrives in a destination only when he enters it, and that conclusion does not change because someone or something blocks entry. A person arrives in the United States, then, only when he enters it.

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