US Crackdown On Chinese 'Maternity Tourism' In Los Angeles

US investigators launched dawn raids Tuesday on dozens of Los Angeles locations suspected of offering "maternity tourism" services for mostly Chinese mothers wanting to give birth in the United States.

The raids targeted apartment complexes in the Irvine, Rancho Cucamonga, Rowland Heights and Walnut districts outside LA where the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says foreign clients are housed. The businesses, which advertised online, had names including "You Win USA Vacation Resort" and "USA Happy Baby Inc."

"Such businesses provide travel and lodging services to pregnant foreign nationals interested in coming to the United States to give birth so their offspring will be American citizens," ICE spokeswoman Virginia Kice said. When babies born in the US reach adulthood they can apply for visas for family members living .....................Read More Here; The Times Of India