Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Immigration and pregnancy

Immigration over the years has grown to be a huge political debate topic. Recently President Trump has been threatening to try and estate an executive order limiting the 14th amendment's right to citizen ship with children born within the boarder. Discrimination towards immigrant mothers has been around for year, because of America's fear of miscegenation. In the late 60's and 70's, LA hospitals would force Mexican women into consenting to sterilization. This left hundreds of women feeling violated, and feeling like their rights were bing attacked. This was LA's attempt at decreasing the immigrant population, because if they can't have babies they can't stay there.
Another mire current issue in immigration and pregnancy is the Chinese travel industry offering luxury packages to expecting mothers to have their kids inside the US boarder. They would pay above 50,000 dollars to stay in a nice house with nurses and shopping sprees, just to deliver the baby. This of course, fuels Trump's argument for limiting the 14th amendment to try and stop the anchor baby industry. Though this vacation package deal just to deliver the baby may seem odd, many Chinese women see it as an amazing opportunity. My friend Valeria told me a story of when she was working at Beth Israel Hospital and a pregnant Chinese lady was arguing with an official because her work visa was overdue but she was staying to have a baby. She was with another Chinese woman and they asked to leave. It's interesting the lengths these women will go to to give their children a citizenship.

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