ADVERTISEMENTLi, who was arrested Thursday, is one of 20 people charged in the first federal crackdown on birth tourism businesses that prosecutors said brought hundreds of pregnant women to the United States. “Are some of them doing it for security because the United States is more stable? Derek Tung, Liu’s attorney, said the growing interest among Chinese women to give birth to American babies drew attention to a phenomenon long employed by citizens of other countries. Birth tourism businesses have long operated in California and other states and cater to couples from China, Russia, Nigeria and elsewhere. Each business brought hundreds of customers to give birth in the United States and some didn’t pay all of the medical costs tied to their care, prosecutors said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 31, 2019 23:15 UTC