McCormick presses immigration expert, calls for closing “immigration loophole”

U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick, R-GA, is pushing for changes that would close what he calls an "immigration loophole.” During a recent House Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses roundtable examining birth tourism in the United States, McCormick questioned Dr. Steven A. Camarota, Director of Research at the Center for Immigration Studies, on the growing birth tourism industry and additional steps Congress can take to combat the practice.

During the roundtable, McCormick highlighted his legislation, the Ban Birth Tourism Act, which would prevent foreign nationals from traveling to the United States for the primary purpose of giving birth to obtain American citizenship for their child.