WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Jan. 23 imposed new visa rules aimed at restricting “birth tourism,” in which women travel to the United States to give birth so their children can have U.S. citizenship.
Associated Press: US imposes visa rules for pregnant women on ‘birth tourism’
Two Russian tourists and their babies in strollers visit Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Jan. 4, 2019. - Under the shadow of luxury skyscrapers -- among them Trump Towers -- exists an army of well-dressed women, either pregnant or pushing top-of-the-line strollers. Most are Russian or from former Soviet Union countries. The weather, white-sand beaches and dazzling turquoise waters are common reasons given for traveling to give birth in this city of 20,000 people, north of Miami.
