As the Supreme Court reviews President Donald Trump’s directive to eliminate birthright citizenship for children of noncitizens born in the United States, investigative journalist Peter Schweizer warns of a potential influx of voters who are American citizens by birth but grew up in communist China.
“The integrity of our election process is at risk,” Schweizer stated in a recent episode of the Drill Down podcast. His latest bestseller, Invisible Coup, claims that over the last 13 years, approximately 1.5 million Chinese children were born to parents participating in “birth tourism,” where they gave birth in the U.S. and returned to China. From an electoral standpoint, these “natural-born” citizens could soon be eligible to vote.
Schweizer’s findings were used in briefs submitted to the Supreme Court regarding birthright citizenship, with Attorney General John Sauer noting that there are more than 500 companies in China that facilitate this service. However, Schweitzer suggests recent data may indicate that the number is closer to 1,000. He also mentioned the lack of precise U.S. government statistics on foreign nationals having children in the U.S. as birth certificates don’t disclose parents’ nationalities.
The Pew Research Center recently reported that by 2023, around 320,000 babies were born to mothers of unauthorized or temporary legal status, comprising about 9 percent of the total 3.6 million births that year. Approximately 260,000 of these children wouldn’t have qualified for birthright citizenship had Trump’s order been implemented.
“Strangely, the left seems aware of the issues surrounding birth tourism,” Schweizer remarked, adding, “This is really a growing industry, and it appears that more and more Chinese citizens are taking part. With the increase in participation, media attention is also ramping up.”
After airing a report on federal agents dismantling a Turkish tourism operation in Long Island, co-host Eric Eggers pointed out another implication: birthright citizens, upon reaching adulthood, would be able to sponsor their foreign parents for immigration to the U.S.
“If the Supreme Court concludes that there can’t be any limits on this, stating that a constitutional amendment is the only way to change it, that could lead to significant complications,” Schweizer warned. “I mean, it’s unlikely that we could gather enough support to amend the Constitution on this issue, which would basically mean the issue could fade away.”
“And if a Democratic president is in office again, they might just open the floodgates.” He mentioned that former President Obama had instructed Customs and Border Protection not to inquire about pregnancy when pregnant women arrived in the U.S. on tourist visas, as it encouraged birth tourism.
The Supreme Court is anticipated to make a ruling on this case by late June or July.
In other news, ActBlue, the Democratic Party’s principal fundraising organization, is under investigation for allegedly facilitating and hiding foreign donations to Democratic candidates. Disclosures by the organization attributed hundreds of thousands of low-value contributions to Americans, although they claimed no knowledge of the donations. Additionally, ActBlue was flagged for not requiring CVV codes on credit card donations, a standard security measure.
Eggers previously reported on this situation, explaining that the practice known as “smurfing” raises red flags, with some donations from areas like Slidell, Louisiana, exceeding 23,000 percent of local income levels, and Stilwell, Kansas, showing donations exceeding 190 percent. That’s just astounding.
There are accusations that ActBlue concealed foreign donor identities to sidestep U.S. electoral laws preventing foreign contributions, and a congressional investigation into this matter is ongoing.
Lastly, Schweizer and Eggers mentioned a lawsuit by the Virginia Immigrant Rights Coalition and the League of Women Voters of Virginia. They are contesting the state’s practice of unlawfully and systematically removing voters from the rolls shortly before the next election. Virginia’s prior governor, Glenn Youngkin, directed officials to remove individuals from voter registration lists based on citizenship status, following the removal of over 6,000 non-citizen voters.
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