News

Chinese National Pleads Guilty For Running 'Birth Tourism' Scheme

Published:  

Just as President Donald Trump revived the suggestion of ending birthright citizenship, a policy practiced by few other developed countries, a Chinese national pleaded guilty to federal charges of running a "birth tourism" racket. Dongyuan Li, 41, admitted that she used to cater to Chinese nationals to get their newborn U.S. citizenship. The Chinese nationals paid huge sums to Li, ranging from $40,000 to $80,000 for the ‘birth tourism’ scheme.

Blog

Here's how Pres. Trump can end Birthright Citizenship...

Chris Chmielenski's picture

Published:  

  by  Chris Chmielenski

Since it was reported yesterday morning that Pres. Trump plans to end the practice of granting automatic citizenship to all children born in the United States regardless of the parents' immigration status, most, if not all, mainstream publications have run op-eds explaining why such a move would be unconstitutional. But the writers of these op-eds are missing (or intentionally avoiding) the ways that Pres. Trump could end Birthright Citizenship.

News

Trump Admin. Considering Executive Action to End Birthright Citizenship

Pres. Trump

Published:  

Pres. Trump said he is considering drafting an executive order that would lead to the end of birthright citizenship for children born to illegal aliens. The United States currently grants automatic citizenship to all children born in the U.S. regardless of the parents' immigration status -- a practice that's been abandoned in recent decades by every developed nation except for Canada and the United States.

News

Birthright Citizenship for Illegal Aliens Costs Taxpayers $2.4 Billion

Published:  

Children born to illegal-alien parents cost U.S. taxpayers $2.4 billion each year according to a new report from the Center for Immigration Studies. The report concludes that of all births likely paid for by U.S. taxpayers, $5.3 billion is spent each year on children born to illegal alien or immigrant parents.

News

Birth Tourism Industry Exploiting U.S. Pacific Territory

Published:  

The Birth Tourism industry from both China and Russia is exploiting the nation's birthright citizenship laws on the Pacific Island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory. Tourists from both countries can visit the island for up to 45 days without a visa, and any children born on the island automatically receive U.S. citizenship.

News

5 Examples of the Mainstream Media Highlighting Immigration Abuses

Published:  

1. The Los Angeles Times ran an article last weekend titled, "Trump crackdown focuses on people in the U.S. illegally -- but not on the businesses that hire them."
Though the LA Times article squanders much of its energy criticizing Pres. Trump, it does make the wonderful point that the government needs to crack down on crooked employers to make a real dent in the hiring of illegal aliens. No wall or deportation effort will work without eliminating the jobs magnet, the article correctly notes.

Blog

Trump's orders thus far have addressed 6 of our Top 10 list of enforcement goals

Roy Beck's picture

Published:  

  by  Roy Beck

As the Trump Administration rolled out the new orders on immigration enforcement yesterday, we at NumbersUSA noticed a lot of very familiar ideas. Take a look at our "10 Steps to Fix Our Broken Immigration-Enforcement System." See where we stand on each.

Pages