That isn't a guarantee of anything, especially if they are strict Constitutionalists looking at precedents for guidance.
I think you're half right. I think Thomas announces his retirement at the end of the SC session next spring. So you'll get your wish sorta, in a monkey's paw sort of way.
A strict Constitutionalist won't be for running across the border pregnant, dropping a citizen then applying for benefits.
Maybe this? https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/01/politics/california-gun-laws-trnd/index.html Seems pretty tame when comparing to previous laws.