My colleague Jon Feere notes a story from Chinese media about birth tourism. The quote in the title of this item is from an agent who handles birth tourism; here’s the whole paragraph from the original story:

Giving birth to a child abroad is not a privilege reserved to the stars and the very wealthy. An increasing number of expectant middle-class parents also fancy giving their children passports that they can feel proud of. “The return on investment is higher than robbing a bank,” the consultancy agent tells women such as Liu. When Chinese children are born in America, they automatically become U.S. citizens. Once they reach 21, their parents will be able to apply for green cards and emigrate.

We need to at least take the first steps toward limiting this, outlined here by a Foreign Service officer who’s served abroad as a consular officer.