White House announces ban on birth tourism, citing fraudulent visa practices
The White House announced a ban on "birth tourism," with Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Security Adviser Stephen Miller stating that the practice is now prohibited. Miller described this as one of the Trump administration's most significant actions, aimed at ending what he called "one of the gravest and most egregious abuses of the American system." Birth tourism refers to foreign nationals traveling to the United States to give birth, allowing their child to obtain US citizenship. Miller clarified that individuals seeking a visa for this "fraudulent purpose" would no longer be permitted. He explained that the administration would use provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act to distinguish between genuine tourists and those intending to commit fraud by giving birth to secure US citizenship. The announcement followed President Trump's signing of two executive orders targeting birthright citizenship, which came after the US Supreme Court struck down an earlier attempt by Trump to end birthright citizenship through an executive order. Trump criticized the Supreme Court's prior decision as "very unfortunate" and stated that his latest actions were adjustments. In a separate report, Miller also linked reported reading difficulties among New York schoolchildren to immigration, stating that nearly 40% of children in New York State are foreign-born or children of migrants, with about 85% of that group being migrants from the "third world." He did not cite a so
