Birth Tourism The United States of America, the land of the free and the home of the brave. In that context, many people have this idea of the U.S.A being a country of opportunity. Why? People can get a dream job, be safe (security), and a voice. Birth tourism, is defined as people coming to U.S.A to give birth and “leave.” The Civil Rights Act of 1866, says “All persons born in the United States, and not subject to any foreign power, excluding Indians not taxed, are hereby declared to be citizens of the United States.” The fourth teen amendment, should not be reinterpreted, even, if the politicians think that illegal immigrants would benefit from having a baby to become citizen, politicians are wrong. Most illegal immigrants, have their children to have a better life, for example, education and security. To obtain citizenship is hard enough already, it should just be made less difficult.. First, I being a Hispanic have family who made it to the United States to work and make a better future for their children. Many people believe that fourth teen amendment, makes people come to the United States to benefit from the anchor babies, yet, illegal immigrant parents have limited benefits. It 's important to note that having an "anchor baby" won 't do much to help a Mexican mom become a U.S. citizen. The anchor babies cannot sponsor their parents for …show more content…
In conclusion, the fourth teen amendment, makes the United States of America one of a kind country, other countries have strict law of children being born on their land. Becoming a Mexican American was the best choices I took, being able to represent United States has become a great pleasure. Birth tourism, people will have babies but there is no benefit for the parents. Yes, there are people who come the Unites States to have babies but they don’t leave which is small percentage. America is the country of opportunity is up to the new generation to serve a protect it and the U.S. citizenship will grant us that