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The Fight to Protect American Citizenship Starts in Texas

When the Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship, America lost a huge battle in preserving her identity. Now, Texas is fighting back by taking steps to criminalize birth tourism.

Since late April, Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that they’re investigating birth tourism in Texas, and many lawmakers are calling for the practice to be made into a felony.

This is a step in the right direction for preserving America’s freedom, culture, and values.

Birth tourism is the practice of traveling to another country with the primary purpose of giving birth there. The goal is to secure citizenship for the newborn through birthright citizenship. Paxton announced he is suing a “birth tourism” center in Houston for “exploiting birthright citizenship by unlawfully facilitating the invasion of Chinese nationals into Texas for the sole purpose of giving birth.”

According to China’s own government, more than 50,000 Chinese babies are born in the United States each year, taken back to China, and later return as American citizens who can vote. Some estimates are even higher, but since the United States does not track the parents’ nationality, we don’t know the full extent of the problem.

Last week, Abbott launched an investigation into a South Texas hospital after it reportedly posted a billboard in Mexico advertising birth tourism packages. The advertisements apparently targeted foreign nationals seeking U.S.........

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