National security alarms are ringing as three GOP senators press the Trump team to shutter visa and parole programs ripe for abuse by Chinese nationals pursuing birth tourism and surrogacy citizenship hacks. Rick Scott, Jim Banks, and Markwayne Mullin penned a forceful missive to Secretaries Kristi Noem and Doug Burgum, framing the issue as a vulnerability exploited by the Chinese Communist regime.
Central to their concerns: the visa waiver linking Guam and the Northern Marianas, enabling visa-free Saipan entries and a birth boom. Stats paint a stark picture—Chinese maternal births leaped from single digits in 2009 to 600 annually by 2018, exceeding 3,300 total. Born on U.S. soil, these children unlock parental green cards at 21, risking chain migration waves and perpetual citizenship expansion.
A Wall Street Journal exposé underscores surrogacy’s role in dodging vetting, while local strain mounts: Saipan’s public hospital teeters from the influx, shortchanging communities. Inherited from prior administrations, these rules create enduring risks, the senators contend.
Praising protective efforts, they insist on terminating Biden-era schemes, imposing tourist visas on Chinese travelers, and revoking Hong Kong privileges. This overhaul, they posit, fortifies America against foreign encroachments, preserving integrity for future generations.