2 weeks Ago By Rachel Acenas
The U.S. State Department issued a warning on Thursday to foreign nationals who plan to obtain U.
S. citizenship for their children through “birth tourism.” Tourist visas will be denied to those who travel to the country for the primary purpose of giving birth on U.
S. soil, the State Department said. The federal government has sounded the alarm over birth tourism due to potential burdens on public resources, criminal activity, and national security risks.
The Trump administration has argued that children of noncitizens are not “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States, a phrase used in the 14th Amendment, and therefore not entitled to become American citizens automatically. The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions in May..
