Birth tourism - Trump to stop the booming business

 13-Feb-17, Tourism-Review

President Donald Trump plans to fight the problem of birth tourism. According to drafts of the President’s orders, the White House wants to oblige the Department of Homeland Security and the US Department of State to report on measures they are taking to deal with this phenomenon. 

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“7.5% of all births in the U.S. are to illegal immigrants, over 300,000 babies per year. This must stop. Unaffordable and not right,” Trump pointed out on his Twitter account in August 2015.

It is almost impossible to calculate the exact numbers of birth tourism. However, most of these tourists come from China, Russia and Nigeria. In 2014, 60,000 Chinese women arrived in the US to give birth. The popularity of such “tours” increased among the Chinese after the release of the movie Finding Mr. Right. The movie's heroine travels to Seattle for the exactly same purpose.

Trip organizers advise women to arrive at the third month of pregnancy as to not get caught by the customs officers. The cost can reach up to USD60,000. 

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