THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Trump Admin Cracks Down on Chinese Birth Tourism as Xi Visits.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a new visa restriction policy targeting networks and individuals engaged in commercial birth tourism.
The State Department is targeting individuals and networks facilitating commercial birth tourism. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - The policy, implemented under Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, aims to prevent exploitation of U.S. immigration rules for foreign-born children to obtain citizenship. DETAIL: Birth tourism involves foreign nationals traveling to the U.S. primarily to give birth, so their children automatically obtain American citizenship. The Trump administration attempted to restrict this “birthright citizenship” to fewer foreign nationals, but the Supreme Court ruled the restrictions unconstitutional . new policy targets those who facilitate this practice, including birth-tourism businesses,…Open
