USA against the influx of pregnant tourists

In California, US law enforcement agencies conducted raids aimed at uncovering an illegal network that helps pregnant women from other countries come to give birth in the United States.

According to US law, a child born in the country has the right to receive American citizenship. Therefore, foreign women who want a child to have American citizenship come to give birth in the United States.

There are no official data on the number of pregnant women who came to the United States solely for the purpose of obtaining citizenship for their child. According to local authorities, in just one area of ​​California - Orange County - over the past two years, more than 400 children were born to foreign women who came to the United States only for the purpose of giving birth.

Most of these “tourists” are from China, California authorities say. According to investigators, women have to pay the illegal network for assistance in organizing a trip to the United States from 15 to 50 thousand dollars.