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- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced visa restrictions on participants in commercial birth-tourism.
- The policy denies visas to foreigners who knowingly engage, facilitate, or profit from birth-tourism.
- It also bars fixers who coach applicants and workers employed by birth-tourism operations.
- Rubio said the measures protect U.S. citizenship integrity, public benefits, and national security, announced hours before Xi Jinping’s state visit.