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I am all for eliminating birthright citizenship. Trump's action will be just the first step. It will be a long, tough fight. The Dems, some Reps, and many interest groups will fight it tooth and nail. We have seen this coalition before in the many times bills have been introduced in Congress to eliminate birthright citizenship.

Trump is forcing action. Poll after poll show that the vast majority of Americans want to end birthright citizenship.

Birthright Citizenship in the United States A Global Comparison

Feds Raid 'Maternity Hotels' Where Tourists Paid Up to $80K to Give Birth in the USA ... https://www.newsweek.com/feds-raid-maternity-hotels-birth-tourists-777643‎ Jan 10, 2018 ... Federal agents raided a slew of luxury “maternity hotels” in California on Wednesday for allegedly housing Chinese women who wanted to give birth in America. ... Federal agents walk past the Carlyle Apartments, the location of a suspected "baby tourism" operation, in Irvine ... Maternity tourism books tens of thousands of foreign pregnant women each year, they are encouraged to fly into Vegas or LA. This federal bust focused on three maternity hotels – USA Happy Baby, You Win USA Vacation Resort and Star Baby Care – all of which found themselves swept up in a Homeland Security investigation. The 60-80K package premium package includes the “mother’s visa, the baby’s passport, round-trip airfare, a two-bedroom apartment, a hospital room with a view of the ocean, a nanny and a seminar on buying property in the US." The business owners, doctors and medics often work with the birth tourists on a cash-only basis, creating a vexing black hole for US agencies such as the IRS. Government officials have been investigating the owners of the anchor baby tourism for suspected tax evasion, money laundering and tax fraud.