Birth tourism under 1% of births
Birth tourism accounts for well under 1% of US births annually, undermining the Republican argument for restricting pregnant foreign visitors.
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Birthright Citizenship Ruling and the MAGA Freakout
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The Supreme Court struck down Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment, but the reaction from Trump allies was anything but conciliatory. Jon reads from The Daily Wire's Matt Walsh, who declared America is 'committing suicide,' and from The Federalist's Sean Davis, who floated banning all pregnant foreign women from entering the country and requiring sterilization of foreign visitors. Jon reports that Stephen Miller has said he's 'looking into' these ideas, describing the situation as 'national self-obliteration.' The hosts dissect the political logic: with Trump underwater on every issue except border security, MAGA is trying to drag the conversation back to immigration. But the proposed remedy — targeting pregnant tourists — is grotesque and politically moronic. Jon cites even the Center for Immigration Studies, a far-right group, which puts birth tourism at about 20,000 cases per year out of 3.61 million total US births, well under 1%. Dan draws a direct historical parallel to Reagan's welfare queen myth: take the rarest, most outlandish example and use it to dismantle an entire constitutional right. Jon then walks through the Roberts majority's argument: once you adopt the dissent's logic about 'allegiance,' you could strip citizenship from children of legal permanent residents — and ultimately give Trump and Miller the power to decide who is American.
Birth Tourism Is a Manufactured Crisis
Even the Center for Immigration Studies — a far-right group — puts birth tourism at 20,000 cases a year. Out of 3.61 million US births, that's under 1%. The hosts compare the fearmongering to Reagan's welfare queen myth: take the rarest example and use it to dismantle an entire constitutional right.
Birth tourism ~20,000 cases/year
Even the far-right Center for Immigration Studies estimates birth tourism at only about 20,000 cases per year out of 3.61 million total US births.
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