Trump administration targets 'birth tourism' with new vetting plans for visas

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The Trump administration plans to move forward with a new rule aimed at stopping pregnant women who travel to the U.S. to have a child, a State Department official confirmed to ABC News.

STOCK PHOTO/Getty ImagesKen Cuccinelli, Trump's former head of Citizenship and Immigration Services and now the No. 2 at the Department of Homeland Security, said a constitutional amendment would not be required to make changes to birthright citizenship.

In a case last year, federal prosecutors indicted 19 for schemes that charged clients thousands of dollars with the promise of getting them to the United States for the purposes of giving birth. The defendants were charged with defrauding their victims and laundering money following a Homeland Security investigation.

Officials have not provided a count of how many tourists travel to the U.S. to give birth, and it’s unclear how the administration plans to enforce the policy change. The State Department did not respond to additional questions about changes to the vetting process for visa applicants.

 

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Yes!!! Thanks Canada for the idea

I agree... Europeans countries have been doing this for years and even further, there is not birthright citizenship in several countries

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The real solution is to deny birthright for temporary b1/b2 visa holders and that is a big fight to win. It takes forever for this country to make or update common sense law. Sadly .

I am okay with this but I also feel if your going to apply it, than it needs to be all countries not just one!

OK. Don.

Another Trump success. Too bad for all the failures. Ireland stopped any, non Irish, babies, from becoming Irish citizens by a 75% referendum vote, on the ballot. Do it here.

Good

Good. This should have been fixed years ago

DrScopes

Great idea.

This rule must be applies back to 10 year.

Trump will target all nonwhites

About time!

Yes stop them they should not enter in our country

The Trump Administration should not only make plans for that, but they just have issue an Order

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Hell ya, keep them out !!!

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Making America white again.

But I am male

In Canada it's a huge problem. Chinese & South Koreans come here, give birth, get the passports and rights and get every penny they can. It should be criminal.

BravoKiloActual This is OUTRAGEOUS! Trump is abusing power to affect the 2020 campaign by instituting policies that are popular amonst the American people. Impeach now!

About time

Good! About damn time!

Good! It’s about time someone had the guts to stop this foreign abuse.

BeckyBunzy B52Malmet My guess is everyone but Russians

Trump & republicans circumventing the constitution on a daily basis. Except for the parts they agree with. Meanwhile, we have a Veep who doesn't trust himself alone in a room with a woman. Dysfunction running amok.

If you're going to do it, there better not be loopholes for countries with blonde haired , blue eyed majorities. If it applies, it better ti EVERYONE from EVERYWHERE.

Shocker.

Good

We have countless people in this country that needs operations to get thu life without pain and we let non Americans get free health care that is unbelievably crazy

The joke's on those kids. Once you're a U.S. citizen, you're on the hook for income taxes no matter where in the world you are. Fail to file because you weren't aware? Doesn't matter. Penalty time!

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Good! 👏🏼

I have to agree

CoachCoreyWayne About time!! God bless President Trump

Cool.

you mean black and brown women, how stupid do they think we are

😂

Does that include the Russian women who buy condos at Sunny Isle?

It's been coined 'anchor- baby' by some. Essentially, some families intentionally or illegally cross the border to give birth making their child eligible for Medicaid and both safe from deportation. It's a loophole for citizenship and benefits.

It’s called anchor baby get pregnant and go to France and have the baby in Paris and ask for a France birth certificate they will say go home Yankee

Good. We need to get rid of anchor babies and birthright citizenship

Few African pregnant women can afford this so let me mind my own business!

Great this needs to be done..

Yeah? Russians who stay at estate until the kid comes too?

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Does that mean the Russians?

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Does that include Russians? They have organized tours to have their in the US, just like other countries.

Fantastic news.

Where’s the pro lifers What happened to all lives matter? Anything

Does Russia count?

tRump has no problem with all those Russian hags coming to the US to have Putin babies. Strange.

Start with the Russians in South Florida

Seriously!! That’s a thing

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The Chinese do the same thing in my town.. this has been going on for years! My sister called the police to let them know that a apartment complex was housing Chinese expectant mothers and the police said their was nothing they can do.

HollyAl91283413 It’s about time

ABOUT DAMN TIME!

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Country & passport shoppers !

I can’t stand the guy but think this a great idea! No more of this BS!

THANK YOU! I’ve been waiting for this for years! Dallas has more illegal babies born there than legal! Taxpayers paying for it! Trump 2020! ♥️🇺🇸♥️

Every single proposal put forth by this administration makes me want to throw up.

Better include those Russian mamas!

Hate to say it but those South of the border are just as bad for doing this! Good for Trump about time someone tries to stop this!

Good.

Well well how is he going to stop a child being born. I know do what SenateGOP and HouseGOP Want women tod cross their legs and hold it. TheRickWilson ewarren NicolleDWallace morningmika

YESSSS! 👏

Probably the one and only thing I agree with from this bastion of hate. IMPOTUS

Good because I don’t want my tax payer money paying for it !

Thank god

Makes perfect sense, right?

This is a “ no brainer” people.

So they already need a child AND a state department?

Russians too?

Thank god

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Thank God! It’s about time from Boston where people come all the time for that - ask the big hospitals! The politicians are so out of touch and just don’t get or believe it . It is REAL

Good

Good idea.

By far the best president ever!👍

This is great idea whose time is now ?

DebieVivers Shit, there goes the Trump condo business. I assume there will be exceptions.

Well this will not stop them , it’s good to know he will implement this, but it won’t change much.

Thank God. No more anchorbabies. Taxpayers are tired of being raped between illegals and them! Enough. Thanks POTUS !

Putin is going to reverse this policy-

Good move!

Soooo, airport border patrol will ask pregnant women travelling to US to provide a doctor's note stating birth date is not within the visa period?

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Won't that cost Trump money from Russia? Oh that's right, where there's money, there's a way.

Good. No more anchor babies

Does this apply to Russians too?

But but but Melania was pregnant 😂

His condos in Florida are gonna take a big hit! Is he certain he wants to do this?🤣

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Russians will not be happy.

GOOD

Hope it also makes rules to arrest the doctors who advertise these services overseas

Like Melania did?

Gosh how will that hurt all those Russian woman traveling to trump properties

The Russians have been doing this for years...

Is the Chosen One aware of these plans? It will have significant effects on the sales of South Florida Trump condos to Russians

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If I had a dollar for every woman who came here from another country, gave birth and left 3 days later to go home... I’d could retire as a post partum nurse..

Great news.

If NONE of the parents are LEGAL RESIDENTS (or at least ONE PARENT), a child born in the United States (anchor babies), SHOULD NOT be granted an AUTOMATIC citizenship! It’s a DISGRACE to ALL AMERICANS!! And before you all start using the b-t racist card, I AM HISPANIC!

Sorry folks but America is full

How about the Russians,who have houses for pregnant Russian Women in Florida? Is Trump going to stop them...or give them free rooms at his hotels?

Excellent! Thank you President Trump

For once I’m on the side of the administration.

it's in the amendments you have to be a citizen to have a birth right child, It was never meant for illegals, Some lawyer misread it and allow for illegals to have there babies here, It will stop with the president

What about all the Russian Anchor babies their citizenship should be revoked....

Finally

The Russians r guilty of this.

I’m a US Citizen who lives in Guam & Florida. Birth tourism is a seriously huge ordeal. Women especially from Asian countries fly to Saipan & Guam to have babies. There’s hotels on Guam dedicated to taking care of pregnant women up until their birth. itsaproblem

Good. No American should have a problem with it.

About time!

Thank God!! End the anchor baby sham!!

It’s about time. Trump2020

Does this include Russian women coming to Trump*’s resort to have their babies?

This is just about the only thing I agree with 45 on.

Thank you DJT!

WTH are you all complaining about ..hell of a lot cheaper in Canada!!

What you need to do is to build a wall. Then get China India and Russia to pay for it.

Only good thing I approve of coming from this administration.

“In a case last year, federal prosecutors indicted 19 for schemes that charged clients thousands of dollars with the promise of getting them to the United States for the purposes of giving birth. The defendants were charged with defrauding their victims and laundering money”ABC

South Florida.... Trumps neighbors and many of the condos in his resorts are all harboring pregnant Russian mommies....

He’s going to lose a lot of money because the Russians won’t by his condos in Miami

Good

How about the Russians?

Anchor babies!

Women should not seek refuge in the U.S. ask an easy way out. They need to give birth in the nation they were born. We have hungry and poor here. We need to take care of our own house before we can take on more. I believe in immigration if the people we take work.

Excellent I’ve seen lots of women doing that taking advantage of the government for not working

Yes finally. This holiday baby crap has to stop. It is a loop hole that should never happen. THANK YOU realDonaldTrump

Fantastic!

It’s about time!!

Isn't that what your wifey did? Confused. 😕

Good news.

Excellent

Unless you’re Russian

Don’t they use trump property in Miami to have their babies

Does Russia know

Is this including Chinese women who fly to CA to do this or just people from Spanish speaking countries?

no they wont.

I’m fine with this.

i bet this wont affect the Russians having kids at his resort so they can have their very own anchor babey.

It’s about time!!!!

Do the Russians who flock to Trump properties know about this or will they get an 'Einstein Visa' exception?

Who will be in charge of doing the math on each pregnant woman who travels to the US?

A good idea.

no more anchor babies

But I bet he won't stop Russians from doing it...

Good.

It’s about time.

Except the russians, right? He'll still let them do it. SenJohnThune SenatorRounds RepDustyJohnson govkristinoem

Great!

FINALLY!

It should never be this way with any country!

Well its really a strange thing.

Trump administration targets 'birth tourism' with new vetting plans for visa's.🧐❣️🇺🇸😳😮

Change the law. It’s madness that foreigners have rights to citizenship based on giving birth

Thanks mr president lots of Russia women travel to America to have there babies so they can get welfare and free medical and citizenship for their baby

Hmmm, does that include Russian women? 🤔

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Isnt medical conditions a private matter and can not be discussed publicly?

keep that hate and division going, Trump administration-you do it so well...

Butbutbut, what about ll the Russian and Chinese women who go to FL to give birth?

It’s about time a President stood up to this scam. Another smart move by our president who globalist establishment hacks & democrat politicians despise. He’s really pissing them off by doing good things for American citizens and for all legal immigrants. VoteGOP in every state

Good

Oh, good grief!

America should not have those rules in the first place!!! That rule is stupid.

It's about time anchor babies stopped draining out🇺🇸with FREE hospitals, education, health, welfare at my expense! NO other country in the world allows such theft of a Nation except USA Enough of the liberal lawlessness 💰 destroying our nation ❗Trump2020

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See, you can hate Trump and still agree with SOME things he does. Birther tourism is a thing and it’s shady and shouldn’t be legal.

Except for the Russian women who travel here to have 'American' babies.. AT TRUMP PROPERTIES....

No more AnchorBabies is a fantastic move!

What about the ones from China and Russia that pay thousands for surrogacy to have children here

Trump 2020

Well done. Wish Canada would do the same....but we have a absolute pussy as a PM JustinTrudeau

Well done. We, taxpayers usually have arey that inancial burden. We worry about the southern border, but the visa overstays in city like Miami is huge, where lots of women come just to give birth.

When I worked as a postpartum nurse, I had many patients from Mexico, France, Russia, Ukraine, Thailand, multiple countries in Africa, and Spain.. and those moms were headed back to their home country 2 weeks later. Would we be given such a privilege in their countries?

Even if they are from Switzerland? Just askin'....

When this applies to Russian women, I’ll believe it.

,..

Didn't Melania have an anchor child? Perhaps they can backdate it

But what about being pro life? 🤔

Great! 👍🏻

This is bullshit!!!!!

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Should start with the Russians in Miami

I remember this story on tv a few years ago. Many Russian women were coming here to have babies and living in Trump Tower. Can’t remember who did the story but it was on tv.

Finally!!!

Good. From what the leftists say, America is a horrible and dangerous place to have a child.

What about Trump's little Russian project of Miami Mamma's?

Women from Scandinavia are excluded from the new rule as long as they are white and blonde.

This is a huge problem. There are Chinese Travel agencies that only set these up. Crazy.

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Amen

This rule has created problems for people who are older now as they did not realize they had to file tax returns in the US even though they did not grow up and live here, along with FinCen, etc.

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Why?

About time. Great.

I suggest you look at the % of baies being born in southern California Hospitals that to non citizen parents & the cost to CA taxpayers & the American public

People fly here from Russia & China, have a baby, and then fly home when it's safe to. With them they have a U.S. citizen. These are people who may have never been to the U.S. in their lives until they flew here to have a child.

Good

Dearborn michigan prime example

Why wld any American have an issue with not allowing Non US citizens to wrongly abuse our system by coming here w express intent to gain citizenship.

You should amend citizenship qualifications but please don't stop someone pregnant from traveling

Russians won’t be happy about this

Does that include the Russians coming to Miami?

Excellent news and long overdue.

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