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Foreign nationals who enter the United States with the intent to give birth so their offspring will be American citizens. Businesses (primarily in China, and advertising online) provide, for a fee, lodging, transportation, and food, but do not include medical care. The more expensive maternity tourism packages include recreational activities such as visits to Disneyland, shopping malls, even outings to firing ranges.
The operators of the maternity tourism businesses carefully coach clients to misrepresent the purpose of their visit in order to obtain tourist visas to enter the US.
March 4, 2015