In his second argument, he stated: “My honesty and industriousness are well known among my Japanese and American friends. Benedict Arnold was an American by name, but deep down he was a traitor. I'm not American in name, but deep down I'm a true American." The court reached the decision that Ozawa could not become a citizen. The court stated that, according to the best known “science” of the time, he was not Caucasian, but rather Mongolian. In the case of Bhagat Singh Thind, the court no longer found itself bound by the so-called science of the time, but held that whiteness is something understood by the common man. Basically, this has allowed the Supreme Court to determine whiteness based on what it believes, without regard to the science of the day. In fact, the court contradicted what it said earlier by saying that Thind may be Caucasian, but that doesn't matter, it still doesn't mean he's white. What determines whiteness, according to the Supreme Court decision, is the opinion of the “common