Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Ban Birth Tourism Act.
Section 2. Inadmissibility of aliens seeking citizenship for children by giving birth in the United States
Section 212(a)(10) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(10)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(i) In general
Any alien seeking admission to the United States as a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(B) for the primary purpose of obtaining United States citizenship for a child by giving birth to such child in the United States is inadmissible.
(ii) Rule of construction
Nothing in this subparagraph may be construed to render inadmissible an alien seeking legitimate medical treatment relating to childbirth if obtaining citizenship for the child is not the primary purpose for seeking admission.