Op-Ed: A birth tourism crackdown is turning U.S. government agents into the pregnancy patrol

Los Angeles Times ^ | FEB. 6, 2020 | CHRISTOPHER RICHARDSON

[artichokegrower]

As a consular officer, I issued hundreds of tourist visas to pregnant women traveling to the United States whose primary purpose was so-called birth tourism — gaining U.S. citizenship for their child by having their baby here.

[artichokegrower]

However, the consular officer corps, which is predominantly white, has now been given more discretion to decide who can enter the U.S. They will have to rely more heavily on their own judgment in denying visas to a largely brown and black global populace. Cultural bias will become more of a factor than it already is.

WTF! My cultural bias is that you have your baby back in your own s hole country and stop abusing the American system.

[goldstategop]

What’s funny is the pro choice crowd is now concerned about unborn babies! You can’t make this up.

[GnuThere]

White people trying to protect our country, what could be worse!
/s

[SuperLuminal]

Excellent news...

[faithhopecharity]

The constitution provides no such thing as citizenship just for being birthed in USA. Indeed it was carefully written to preclude that. This hoax has been perpetuated for far too
Long , imho

[A strike]

OK, yeah, Christopher..
You Stupid twit !

[aMorePerfectUnion]

You have to wonder if Trump issued these orders to get a court case going...

[Gay State Conservative]

A birth tourism crackdown is turning U.S.government agents into the pregnancy patrol

BRAVO!!!

[goldstategop]

The sudden liberal appreciation for personhood is hilarious.

[arthurus]

Perhaps the Left would be satisfied or at least would not object if pregnant women entering the USA to give birth should instead be aborted upon arrival.

[goldstategop]

I don’t think that’s what they really want. They want America demographically transformed.

How it happens is a point of indifference with them as long as it happens.

[VeniVidiVici]

However, the consular officer corps, which is predominantly white, has now been given more discretion to decide who can enter the U.S. They will have to rely more heavily on their own judgment in denying visas to a largely brown and black global populace. Cultural bias will become more of a factor than it already is.

Is this guy an idiot or a liar. It's my understanding that the CHINESE are the biggest criminals with birth tourism.

[beekay]

Don’t really see the problem here.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

My sister in law traveled back to the US when she was visibly pregnant. She was a nationalize US citizen, the wife of a natural born US citizen and the mother of a natural born US citizen traveling with her.

They gave her a whole ration of you know what at customs. This was during the Clinton administration.

I guess it was ok then.

[A_perfect_lady]

What’s funny is the pro choice crowd is now concerned about unborn babies! You can’t make this up.

Good point. LOL!

[Lurkinanloomin]

Perhaps the Left would be satisfied or at least would not object if pregnant women entering the USA to give birth should instead be aborted upon arrival.
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Sounds like something they should support.

[Lurkinanloomin]

This is a particularly urgent problem considering most of the population thinks these foreign tourist babies are natural born citizens eligible to be President.

[Socon-Econ]

The remedy: don’t become a birth tourist.

[Eagles6]

"The right is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution."

Umm...no, it's not

I stopped reading there.

[Gumdrop]

God willing, my niece is having a baby girl tomorrow, Her parents are strongly pro-life and pro-Trump. Hopefully she will grow up to be a good Conservative woman. One more vote for a Conservative President in 2044!