Chinese Women Travel to West Coast Birthing Centers to Attain Dream of Child with US Citizenship

Time Magazine/Economic Observer: Pregnant and Bound for America: Why Chinese Moms Want to Give Birth on U.S. Soil, by Zhang Yan:

When Liu Li boarded a plane for the United States, she had a little bit of makeup on, was wearing a loose dress, and had her hair up. She tried to hold her handbag in front of her belly in a natural way, just as the middleman had taught her. She was trying to look as calm as any wealthy Chinese lady would look when travelling abroad. But Liu Li couldn't help feeling terribly nervous: she was six months pregnant when she left for the United States, where she wanted to give birth to an American citizen. . . .