State Department exposes ‘birth tourism’ schemes: ‘A US visa is a privilege, not a right’

The Department of State claims to have busted multiple transnational “birth tourism” schemes aimed at allowing foreign nationals to have a baby on U.S. soil in order to collect an American passport on their way back home.

In a series of statements posted Wednesday, the State Department reiterated its commitment to enforcing the U.S. statutes […]