Our citizenship laws need to change, we are being taken advantage of by every nation around. Just wait until the freebies and free stuff for everyone start rolling, you ain't seen nothing yet. Rich Russians flock to Florida to deliver American babies Date created : 25/01/2019 - 04:02 Under the shadow of luxury skyscrapers -- among them Trump Towers, seen here -- Sunny Isles Beach has become a prized destination for well-off foreigners looking to secure US citizenship for their children AFP Sunny Isles Beach (United States) (AFP) In southern Florida's Sunny Isles Beach, Russian tourists Anna and Helen sip coffee with their husbands and newborn babies: a common scene in what has become a prized destination for well-off foreigners looking to secure US citizenship for their children. Under the shadow of luxury skyscrapers -- among them Trump Towers -- exists an army of well-dressed women, either pregnant or pushing top-of-the-line strollers. Most are Russian or from former Soviet Union countries. The weather, white-sand beaches and dazzling turquoise waters are common reasons given for traveling to give birth in this city of 20,000 people, north of Miami. But one 34-year-old, who gave her name only as Anna, was more direct. "For the American passport!" she told AFP, smiling. She arrived in the US while expecting now two-month-old Melania. Both she and compatriot Helen, mother to a three-month-old, said tens of thousands of dollars and months of planning went into their trips. The attraction is clear. President Donald Trump does not like it, but according to the US constitution, children born on American soil automatically gain citizenship, opening up highly sought-after opportunities to study and work. And why Sunny Isles specifically? "Feel home, lot of Russian," Anna said. Upon turning 21, baby Melania will also be able to sponsor visas for her parents to come to the US -- another policy that has disgruntled Trump. The trend is big business: Miami Mama, a company in neighboring Hallandale Beach, has been organizing travel packages for Russian mothers since 2009. Charging between $6,900 and $49,000, they will coordinate everything from interpreters and apartments to medical care and citizenship documents, according to the firm's website. And none of this is illegal, according to US immigration laws. But according to NBC, the FBI raided Miami Mama in 2017, arresting one employee for making false statements in federal documents to obtain passports for children. Miami Mama -- whose logo shows a pregnant woman against the backdrop of an American flag -- did not respond to AFP's requests for comment. - Little Moscow - So-called "birth tourism" to the United States isn't just popular with Russians. Expectant Chinese parents have for years travelled to California, while South Americans -- particularly Brazilians -- prefer Florida. A tentative estimate by the Center for Immigration Studies -- a conservative group that advocates curbs on immigration -- suggested in 2015 that maternity tourism to the United States could account for some 36,000 births each year. But there is no reliable data on how many US citizens the practice creates. In 2014, Vera Muzyka, head of a firm helping Russian mothers in Miami, told The Moscow Times that in that city, 40 to 60 babies were being born each month to citizens of Russia or former Soviet Union countries. Sunny Isles Beach earned itself the nickname "Little Moscow" from around 2010, when Russian beauty salons, supermarkets, restaurants and realtors started to crop up. Nowadays, you're more likely to find syrnikis -- a type of sweet cheese pancake -- than Cuban croquetas, while dried fish has become a staple bar snack. And while southern Floridians are used to seeing shop signs in English and Spanish, in Sunny Isles it's English and Russian -- with real estate offices, notaries and businesses offering "passport services" the most common around town. According to a 2017 report by The Daily Beast, many Russian families stay in luxury Trump Tower condominiums. But while connections between Trump and the Kremlin have been under investigation for over two years, there is no evidence the president benefits from Russian tourism in Florida. Suspicious of the press, most of Sunny Isles Beach's Russians won't speak to the media, and those who do prefer to remain anonymous or give only their first name. That included Kate, eight months pregnant with her fourth child, who would only tell AFP: "We plan to give birth." Entering a specialty Russian supermarket with her husband and children, the 35-year-old added -- true to form -- that it was the balmy climate that brought them to Florida.
And a birth tourism ring from China was busted in L.A. ... it was on drudge today. We have some pretty screwed up laws when birth tourism grants those kids automatic citizenship. But you know if you bring up immigration issues you are a racist.
It is part of these people's retirement plan. They know that when their kids grow up they can have their kids (who are technically American on paper) petition/assist in becoming American citizens or even stay here illegally with their children as a legal home base. That is the main power of anchor babies. The Democrats only think about poor people from south and central american countries. They are not thinking about the Russians and Chinese who come over here and abuse our laws with birth tourism. Many of these Chinese could care less about the USA. They take over entire sections of California and make zero effort to assimilate. If they rack up any medical bills or face any legal issues they just go M.I.A. and escape back to their homeland. They do not respect our laws.
Yes racist moron.MoneyMatthew mentioned people from south and central american countries,the ones yall want to build a wall for while Trump and his cult ignore white illegal immigrants.
I may be a lot of things... not all of them positive but racist is not something I am. I believe God made us all and loves us all. No reason to care about the color of a person's skin.... period. Now you on the other don't even realize how racist you are because you think its OK to be racist if you are serving democrat causes. In my mind the wall is to keep criminals and terrorist out and make others go through the gates properly so we can keep track of them. That is not racism ... you moron.