Which statement about the fundamental right to travel is correct?

Which statement about the fundamental right to travel is correct?

• A. There is a fundamental right to foreign travel.
• B. A durational residency requirement for voting longer than 50 days passes strict scrutiny.
• C. There is no fundamental right to foreign travel.
• D. The government may deny entry to out-of-staters without scrutiny.

Answer: (C)

The key idea is that the right to travel has a strong protection for moving between states, but it does not extend to a fundamental right to international travel. International entry is controlled by federal immigration power, not by a due-process-style right to travel. So there is no fundamental right to foreign travel. That’s why the statement claiming there is no fundamental right to foreign travel is correct. The other options misstate how travel rights are treated: interstate travel is protected, while foreign travel is not a fundamental right, and restrictions on entry to nonresidents or on voting residency would be subject to strict scrutiny or other constitutional limitations, not automatic permissibility.

The key idea is that the right to travel has a strong protection for moving between states, but it does not extend to a fundamental right to international travel. International entry is controlled by federal immigration power, not by a due-process-style right to travel. So there is no fundamental right to foreign travel.

That’s why the statement claiming there is no fundamental right to foreign travel is correct. The other options misstate how travel rights are treated: interstate travel is protected, while foreign travel is not a fundamental right, and restrictions on entry to nonresidents or on voting residency would be subject to strict scrutiny or other constitutional limitations, not automatic permissibility.