Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) introduced a new bill to stop foreigners from traveling to the United States with the intention of obtaining U.S. citizenship for their children, an act commonly known as “birth tourism.” “Over the last two decades, birth tourism has grown to be a sizable industry. Each year tens […]
Federal Immigration Agents Swarm 3 Dozen California Sites in “Birth Tourism” Crackdown…
On Tuesday, while much of the nation was preoccupied with the Super Tuesday presidential primaries, federal immigration agents swarmed three dozen sites in Southern California in a crackdown on alleged operators of so-called “birth tourism” businesses. Such businesses can charge pregnant women from foreign countries as much as $50,000 for services that include lodging, meals […]
Trump Administration Reveals Details of ‘Birth Tourism’ Crackdown…
The Trump administration on Thursday imposed new visa rules aimed at restricting ‘birth tourism,’ in which women travel to the United States to give birth so their children can have U.S. citizenship. Applicants will be denied a tourist visa unless they can prove they must come to the U.S. to give birth for medical reasons […]
“Birth Tourism” Business: How Chinese Wealthy Pregnant Women Pay to Give Birth in U.S….
A Chinese national pleaded guilty yesterday to federal criminal charges for running an Orange County-based “birth tourism” business that catered to wealthy pregnant clients and Chinese government officials, charging them tens of thousands of dollars to help them give birth in the United States so their children would get U.S. citizenship. Dongyuan Li (李冬媛), 41, […]