More on how the generosity of the American people is being abused. Birth tourism is a hot item. They estimate 40,000 to 300,000 babies are becoming citizens for a high price to those marketing "American citizenship".
"The businesses, known as “maternity hotels” or “birthing centers,” present a headache for local government and law enforcement because it is not necessarily illegal for foreign nationals to give birth in the U.S.
Many agencies openly advertise services offering assistance in getting newborns a U.S. passport and extolling the benefits that come with American citizenship, including public education and immigration benefits for parents.
Taiwanese, Korean and Turkish mothers are also known to engage in birth tourism, but the practice has become particularly popular in recent years with the newly wealthy Chinese middle class.
Cities have cited such operations for building, fire or zoning violations, but they often swiftly relocate and reopen for business.
One affidavit quoted a law review article estimating that about 40,000 of 300,000 children born to foreign citizens in the U.S. each year are the product of birth tourism.
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