In a bold bipartisan-free salvo, Senators Rick Scott, Jim Banks, and Markwayne Mullin are rallying the Trump administration to eliminate visa loopholes fueling Chinese birth tourism and surrogacy in U.S. territories. Their letter to Homeland Security’s Kristi Noem and Interior’s Doug Burgum labels these as grave threats from Communist China, eroding citizenship safeguards.
They zero in on the Guam-Northern Mariana visa waiver, which has supercharged Saipan births among Chinese women: from negligible numbers in 2009 to 600 yearly by 2018, surpassing 3,300 cases. These instant citizens pave green card paths for parents, inviting chain reactions where even foreign-born grandkids claim status, all outside traditional immigration gates.
Echoing Wall Street Journal findings, the missive exposes surrogacy as a shadow route to passports. Obama-Biden legacies amplify dangers, taxing Saipan’s lone hospital and local services to breaking point.
Commending homeland defense zeal, the senators advocate ditching Biden travel perks, standardizing Chinese tourist visas, and delisting Hong Kong. Such reforms, they assert, neutralize immediate perils and long-haul security gaps, ensuring America’s doors stay secure.