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Birth tourism

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Blackburn reintroduces Ban Birth Tourism Act after Supreme Court ruling

Jul 20, 2026

The Forbes Breaking News segment covers Sen. Marsha Blackburn's Senate floor remarks mourning Lindsey Graham before turning to birth tourism. She describes the practice of foreign nationals, often from China and Russia, traveling to give birth for U.S. citizenship, references multi-million dollar schemes, past DOJ prosecutions, and a Texas hospital investigation. Blackburn details specific company practices, customer profiles including officials and oligarchs, contrasts with naturalization requirements, notes the struck-down Trump executive order, and announces reintroduction of her Ban Birth Tourism Act. Sourcing draws from her prior bill text, 2019-2020 DOJ cases, and recent state actions.

▶ Source: Forbes Breaking News

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Texas Lawmaker Seeks Felony Penalties for Birth Tourism After Court Ruling

Jul 11, 2026

The segment covered Texas State Rep. Brian Harrison's call for a special legislative session to criminalize birth tourism as a felony and halt issuance of birth certificates to non-citizens following the Supreme Court's June 30, 2026 ruling in Trump v. Barbara upholding birthright citizenship. It highlighted a border billboard advertising maternity packages at Mission Regional Medical Center starting at $3,950 and a now-removed website, plus Governor Abbott's directive for an investigation into the ads.

▶ Source: Fox News