Looks like new visa restrictions for pregnant women coming into the country are about to be implemented.
AP:
The Trump administration is coming out Thursday with new visa restrictions aimed at restricting “birth tourism,” in which women travel to the U.S. to give birth so their children can have a coveted U.S. passport.
Visa applicants deemed by consular officers to be coming to the U.S. primarily to give birth will now be treated like other foreigners coming to the U.S. for medical treatment, according to State Department guidance sent Wednesday and viewed by The Associated Press. The applicants will have to prove they are coming for medical treatment and they have the money to pay for it.
The State Department planned to publicize the rules Thursday, according to two officials with knowledge of the plans who spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity. The rules will take effect Friday.
This is a good first step, but the orange man should just implement an executive order banning birthright citizenship entirely. It would undoubtedly be challenged in the courts, but why not give it a shot?
The whole idea of birthright citizenship is insane. No modern country has such a stupid policy except for the United States.
