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Birth tourism defined
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Section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (53) Birth tourism The term birth tourism — (A) means the act of an alien visiting the United States for the primary purpose of giving birth to a child who does not have a parent who is a national of the United States; and (B) does not include visiting the United States for medical treatment that is determined necessary by the Secretary of Health and Human Services on a case-by-case basis..