Babies born in the Northern Mariana Islands are eligible for U.S. citizenship at birth. I felt like my hands were tied, so I had no choice.”Midori Nishida, the woman forced to take a pregnancy test before flying to Saipan. According to the commonwealth’s government data, there have been 3,023 live births by Chinese tourists in the Northern Mariana Islands since 2009. (iStock)The agency has not asked airlines that fly to the Northern Mariana Islands to take measures like asking for a pregnancy test. But birth tourism has been “a growing concern” for both law enforcement and medical providers over the last several years.

Source: Washington Post January 15, 2020 18:09 UTC