měi guó美国xiàn zhì限制chū shēng出生gōng mín quán公民权hé和“shēng yù lǚ yóu生育旅游”
U.S. President Trump signed two orders to limit the automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship by some children born in the United States and to crack down on “birth tourism.”
So-called birth tourism refers to foreigners entering the United States on short-term visas, such as tourist visas, when their main purpose is to give birth in the United States so that their child can obtain U.S. citizenship.
The new orders allow the government to deny visa or entry applications from such people and to penalize companies and individuals who help them come to the United States to give birth.
Another order also states that if both parents are not U.S. citizens and are members of terrorist organizations, employees of foreign governments, or people who come to the United States through commercial arrangements to give birth, among other situations, the child may not be able to obtain citizenship.
However, the government may allow exceptions in special humanitarian circumstances or when doing so serves the national interest.
Trump believes that birthright citizenship under the U.S. Constitution should not become a business.
Opponents argue that the Constitution has long protected the right to citizenship for almost everyone born in the United States.
Previously, a broader restriction order was ruled invalid by the Supreme Court, so these two new orders may also face legal challenges.