[lbo-talk] repulsive right-wing press release

[Wendy Lyon]

Not only that, but simply having a child born in the US doesn't give
*you* any rights to live there. The child can live there without you,
or move there after turning 21 and then sponsor you for a green card
(a process that itself takes a number of years), but as the parent of
an American citizen baby you yourself have zero residency rights in
the States.

Some people will do anything to live in another country, so I have no
problem believing there are some people having babies in the US in the
hopes that it might one day help them get residency there. But it's
hardly one of the most pressing issues in US immigration law, even
from a right wing loony perspective.

On 26/03/2010, Chris Doss <lookoverhere1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> This sounds really dubious? If you have that kind of money lying around, you're probably doing pretty well where you are.
>
>  ----- Original Message ----
>  From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>
>  Flourishing in countries like Turkey, companies in the birth tourism business are able to arrange trips to U.S. cities like New York, Los Angeles and Chicago at a price ranging from $25,000 to $40,000, all for a package that includes the flight, city tours, living accommodations for several months and hospital expenses.