Quote (Skinned @ Aug 21 2019 05:27pm)
Lol I've heard it all.
Stick those digits in those ears, close those eyes, and sing "lalalala, I can't hear you!"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_tourismQuote
As of 2015, Los Angeles is considered a center of the maternity tourism industry, which caters mostly to wealthy Asian women;[12] authorities in the city there closed 14 maternity tourism "hotels" in 2013.[13] The industry is difficult to close down since it is not illegal for a pregnant woman to travel to the U.S.[13]
On March 3, 2015, Federal agents in Los Angeles conducted a series of raids on three "multimillion-dollar birth-tourism businesses" expected to produce the "biggest federal criminal case ever against the booming 'anchor baby' industry", according to the Wall Street Journal.[13][14]
Numerous "maternity businesses" advise pregnant mothers to hide their pregnancies from officials and commit visa fraud—lying to customs agents about their true purpose in the U.S.[15] Once they give birth, several 'birth tourism' agencies aid the mothers in defrauding the U.S. hospital, taking advantage of discounts reserved for impoverished American mothers.[16][17] Some mothers will refuse to pay the bill for the medical care received during their hospital stay.[18]
On October 18, 2014, the North American Chinese language Daily World Journal reported that for several weeks the immigration authorities at LAX had been closely questioning pregnant Chinese women arriving there from China, and in many cases denying them entry to the United States and repatriating them within 12 hours, often on the same airplane on which they had flown to the United States.[19] In March 2015, federal agents conducted raids on a series of large-scale maternity tourism operations bringing thousands of mainland Chinese women intent on giving their children American citizenship.[13][14] Congressional representatives such as Phil Gingrey, who have tried to put an end to birth tourism, said these people are "gaming the system".[20] In August 2015, the issue was discussed among U.S. presidential candidates, including Donald Trump and Jeb Bush.
In January 2019, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigations led to the arrest of three southern California operators of "multimillion-dollar birth-tourism businesses" catering primarily to Chinese nationals.[21]
This post was edited by CarsV on Aug 21 2019 03:49pm