Sen. Tim Scott to introduce legislation ending the “birth tourism” industry

"American citizenship is to be cherished, not cheapened"

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Following Tuesday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling regarding the 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship (Trump v. Barbara), U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) announced he will be introducing new legislation to end the "birth tourism" industry once and for all.

"The cheapening of American citizenship must end," said Sen. Scott. "It is a privilege and an honor to be a citizen of this nation, so the insanity of the birth tourism industry must end."

Sen. Scott continued, "For too long, wealthy adversaries and those who have no interest in seeing the United States flourish have perverted our system. A whole industry exists in China that has assisted more than 1 million Chinese nationals in obtaining American citizenship and passports. The fact that this is allowed to continue is insane."

Sen. Scott concluded, "This is not a partisan issue, and I hope my colleagues on both sides of the aisle rally to this urgent matter, especially as we honor the sacrifice, significance, and opportunity on our 250th birthday. American citizenship is to be cherished, not cheapened."

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