How China supercharged ‘birth tourism’ and scammed American citizenship for up to 1.5 million babies

NY Post ^ | 01/29/2026 | Peter Schweizer

[DFG]

“Birth tourism” — where pregnant women have their child on America soil to become citizens — has been happening for decades. But Chinese elites have “weaponized” the practice, says author Peter Schweizer, raising a generation of legal citizens who have no loyalty to the US. In this excerpt from his new book, “The Invisible Coup: How American Elites and Foreign Powers Use Immigration as a Weapon,” he explains how.

As we sang “Auld Lang Syne” in the early morning of Jan. 1, 2025, the first American newborn of the year arrived to much fanfare and celebration.

But this time, the baby was the progeny of Chinese citizens, and the mother had intentionally traveled to give birth on American soil, so that the child would automatically be granted US citizenship, a practice known as birth tourism. When such children turn 21, they can also apply for resident status for both of their parents.

This baby was born in the US territory of Saipan in the Pacific. More than 70% of the newborns in Saipan are Chinese birth tourist parents who utilize the territory’s 45-day visa-free visitation rules and the “Covenant of the Northern Mariana Islands” to guarantee that their children will have American citizenship.

That little child’s parents are two of many who are taking advantage of America’s birthright citizenship policies, based on an interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. How many is anyone’s guess.

Since the US government does not directly track birth tourism, we must rely on estimates. In 2012, one nonprofit calculated that about 36,000 foreign-born women gave birth in the United States and then left the country.

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TOPICS: China
KEYWORDS: birthtourism; china; immigranttruth; immigrationtruth; schweizer; surrogate

[MarlonRando]

because what the U.S. needs is 1.5 million more chinamen.

[17th Miss Regt]

If the USA is going to fight a major war against China, they can send draft notices to all those ‘American citizens’ and train them as cannon fodder for the war. If they don’t show up for the draft, denaturalize them. After all, as ‘American citizens’, they owe allegiance to the USA.

[Socon-Econ]

Birth tourism citizenship was not the intent of the 14th Amendment, and the NY Post article points to the dangers of this scam interpretation.

[Bon of Babble]

This birthright citizenship issue must be decided by SCOTUS “toot sweet” - and will (hopefully) put an end to this abomination - that other countries have abandoned:

Ireland ended unconditional birthright citizenship in 2005

France reformed its laws in 1993, limiting automatic citizenship to children born to at least one parent who was also born in France or who is a citizen.

New Zealand abolished unconditional birthright citizenship in 2006

Australia ended unrestricted birthright citizenship in 2007, tying citizenship to parental status.

India restricted birthright citizenship in 2004

The Dominican Republic removed unconditional birthright citizenship in 2013, retroactively denationalizing many individuals of Haitian descent.

Problem is: Will SCOTUS do the right thing? I don’t trust Coney-Barrett, Kavanaugh or Roberts.

[lodi90]

Problem is: Will SCOTUS do the right thing? I don’t trust Coney-Barrett, Kavanaugh or Roberts.

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Agree. Ending birthright citizenship would end their beltway cocktail party invites. Probably not happening, unforutantely.

[ansel12]

It would be nice if you guys would not refer to the American military and our soldiers and Marines as being “cannon fodder”.

[kaktuskid]

This baby was born in the US territory of Saipan in the Pacific. More than 70% of the newborns in Saipan are Chinese birth tourist parents who utilize the territory’s 45-day visa-free visitation rules and the “Covenant of the Northern Mariana Islands” to guarantee that their children will have American citizenship.

Time to cancel the agreement. This is the 21st Century.

[chopperk]

Simple fix; deport the sneaky bastards.

[9YearLurker]

Just denaturalize them directly.

[MikelTackNailer]

because what the U.S. needs is 1.5 million more chinamen.

But but it was reported that Chinese children have an overall higher IQ than everyone else on the planet. Their government said so therefore it must be true.

The anti-Somalians.