Sen. Rick Scott Calls on Congress to Pass SAFE KIDS Act to Prevent Birth Tourism Schemes from Foreign Adversaries

NAPLES, Fla. - Today, U.S. Senator Rick Scott is calling on Congress to pass the SAFE KIDS Act, his bill to stop the exploitation of America's immigration laws by hostile foreign adversaries, including Communist China.

The urgent need to pass this legislation is highlighted by two events happening today:

• A Florida woman is in court in St. Augustine fighting for custody of her twins that the intended father from Communist China - who has never set foot on American soil - never picked up.
• Meanwhile, the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses will hold a hearing focused on highlighting suspected birth tourism abuse in the Miami area.

Senator Rick Scott said, "The case in St. Augustine is tragic, disturbing, and completely preventable. These poor children, through no fault of their own, are stuck in limbo over where their home will be - all because America's surrogate system is ripe for abuse and exploitation. My bill, the SAFE KIDS Act, prevents our enemies from abusing our hospitality and medicine to give them a foothold in our country. It would prevent the exact tragedy playing out in Florida right now."

"This problem will not go away if we do nothing. The fact that there are entire businesses in Florida that appear to be based around exploiting our immigration system more than speaks to that. We need to protect the most vulnerable among us from being trafficked and treated like commodities. I am grateful that Chairman Gill and the task force are taking this seriously. America's enemies should not be able to scam their way to American citizenship. I encourage all my colleagues in the Senate to pass my bill immediately."

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