GOP Senators Demand End to China Birth Tourism Visa Program

Republican senators press the Trump administration to terminate the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program, which allows Chinese nationals visa-free entry to U.S. Pacific territories for up to 14 days and fuels birth tourism for U.S. citizenship. Births to Chinese tourists in the Northern Mariana Islands surged from fewer than 10 annually in 2009 to nearly 600 by 2018, exceeding local U.S. births and straining resources while posing national security risks through potential chain migration.