Ban Birth Tourism Bill Sparks Debate | Memphis News

Senator Marsha Blackburn’s new “Ban Birth Tourism Act” targets foreign mothers traveling to the U.S. on tourist visas specifically to give birth and secure citizenship for their children — a practice she calls an abuse of immigration laws, citing 33,000 such births annually. The bill would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to bar citizenship as a visa justification, except for genuine medical care. But it leaves a critical loophole: how officials would distinguish between medical tourism and birthright citizenship-seeking trips. Meanwhile, Rep. Andy Ogles proposes a different fix — the “Anchors Away Act” — requiring at least one parent to be a U.S. citizen, resident, or active military member for automatic citizenship, aiming to curb the financial exploitation of birthright citizenship. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/d576f735fb73a9af