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Tim Scott Introduces Birth Tourism Elimination Act

By Drooid · Sep 28, 2026, 3:22 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) introduced the Birth Tourism Elimination Act to curb birth-tourism visa abuse.
The bill presumes pregnant B-visa applicants seek citizenship and makes them inadmissible without a legitimate purpose.
It extends the restriction to the Visa Waiver program and to Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Investigators say You Win USA Vacation Services Corp. aided over 500 Chinese clients charging $40,000-$80,000 each.

History

Historical Context

President Bill Clinton signed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act in 1996; it took effect on April 1 1997, expanded removal bars and authorized border fencing, driving deportations from roughly 50,000 to over 200,000 by the early 2000s. Senator Tim Scott’s Birth Tourism Elimination Act now seeks similar limits on B-visa applicants, extending them to Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the Visa Waiver Program.

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Story summary

U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) introduced the Birth Tourism Elimination Act to curb birth-tourism visa abuse.
The bill presumes pregnant B-visa applicants seek citizenship and makes them inadmissible without a legitimate purpose.
It extends the restriction to the Visa Waiver program and to Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Investigators say You Win USA Vacation Services Corp. aided over 500 Chinese clients charging $40,000-$80,000 each.

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