Homeland Security raid Maternity Hotel
Jan 10th 2018, 3:28 am
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Homeland Security raid Maternity Hotel
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...urists-n315996
Must be quite big business as I am sure I have seen similar stories in the past.
Southern California apartment complexes that doubled as "maternity hotels" for Chinese women who want made-in-America babies were raided early Tuesday, capping an unprecedented federal sting operation, officials said.
NBC News was on the scene as Homeland Security agents swept into The Carlyle, a luxury property in Irvine, California, which housed pregnant women and new moms who allegedly forked over $40,000 to $80,000 to give birth in the United States.
NBC News was on the scene as Homeland Security agents swept into The Carlyle, a luxury property in Irvine, California, which housed pregnant women and new moms who allegedly forked over $40,000 to $80,000 to give birth in the United States.
Jan 10th 2018, 5:54 am
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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...urists-n315996
Must be quite big business as I am sure I have seen similar stories in the past.
Must be quite big business as I am sure I have seen similar stories in the past.
The United States and Canada are the only two "developed" countries, as defined by the International Monetary Fund, that still have unrestricted birthright citizenship laws.
Jan 10th 2018, 12:02 pm
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I'm sure NBC Nightly news (last night) aired a story on Russians doing this too.
If I remember correctly when the ladies went for visa processing in Russia, they told them that was their intention and visa still granted
If I remember correctly when the ladies went for visa processing in Russia, they told them that was their intention and visa still granted
Jan 10th 2018, 12:47 pm
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Jan 10th 2018, 6:15 pm
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The rich elite from poor countries do it all the time.
Jan 12th 2018, 7:24 pm
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They have a holiday home here in Florida, they visit maybe twice a year for 3 months at a time.
They try to plan their visits to coincide with the birth of their children.
I'm somewhat uncomftable with it, they are sure to get the new born a US passport before they depart.
But, they pay all their medical bills in cash with no drawing on any public support.
Their cost they pay is way up there too.
Jan 12th 2018, 7:33 pm
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My friends from Egypt do exactly this.
They have a holiday home here in Florida, they visit maybe twice a year for 3 months at a time.
They try to plan their visits to coincide with the birth of their children.
I'm somewhat uncomftable with it, they are sure to get the new born a US passport before they depart.
But, they pay all their medical bills in cash with no drawing on any public support.
Their cost they pay is way up there too.
They have a holiday home here in Florida, they visit maybe twice a year for 3 months at a time.
They try to plan their visits to coincide with the birth of their children.
I'm somewhat uncomftable with it, they are sure to get the new born a US passport before they depart.
But, they pay all their medical bills in cash with no drawing on any public support.
Their cost they pay is way up there too.
Jan 12th 2018, 7:39 pm
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Sneaky way for the Chinese to carry out an invasion of the country
Jan 12th 2018, 8:17 pm
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Jan 13th 2018, 1:54 am
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Another thought is, what proportion of such newborns with foreign parents actually "take advantage" of their US citizenship years in the future? Presumably at least some of the parents let the US passport expire, and the kid just gets on with his/her life in China (or other foreign country.)
Jan 13th 2018, 2:04 am
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An unknown, I certainly have seen many threads from children who are becoming of age and want to move to the and bring their family with them.
Obviously the is where the complications start arising.
Obviously the is where the complications start arising.
Jan 13th 2018, 10:11 am
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Another thought is, what proportion of such newborns with foreign parents actually "take advantage" of their US citizenship years in the future? Presumably at least some of the parents let the US passport expire, and the kid just gets on with his/her life in China (or other foreign country.)