S. 5527
Birth Tourism Elimination Act
Sponsor: Tim Scott · 0 cosponsors
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(a) Guam and Northern Mariana Islands Visa Waiver Program. Section 212(l) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(l)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(7) Not engaging in birth tourism. No alien may be granted a waiver of subsection (a)(7)(B)(i) for the primary purpose of obtaining United States citizenship for a child by giving birth to such child while in Guam or in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
(b) Visa Waiver Program. Section 217(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(13) Not engaging in birth tourism. The alien is not applying to enter the United States through the Electronic System for Travel Authorization for the primary purpose of obtaining United States citizenship for a child by giving birth to such child while in the United States.