Anchor babies: not just from Mexico and Central America

Did you know that there is a booming "anchor baby" business in the US? They are in three California counties, Orange, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino. Miriam Jordan writes in the Wall Street Journal:

Long associated with Mexican immigrants who came across the border with the sole purpose of giving birth, the desire to bear an American child has spawned an industry that caters to wealthy foreigners. Chinese nationals, eager to gain a foothold in the U.S., have become the main clients, authorities say, often paying brokers $50,000, excluding medical fees.

The Center for Immigration Studies, a Washington group that supports a crackdown on the practice, estimates 40,000 so-called “birth tourists” annually.

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