Thursday, June 16, 2011

Chinese giving birth to American kids

China 'Born in the USA' Frenzy

Not only does the rich and famous (Angelina Jolie) give birth to their kids in foreign countries, but middle class Chinese citizens do. Even if they do give birth in another country, say America, when the mother's from, say China, they don't get the same privileges as another Chinese-born child born in China. One Chinese-born woman whose American-born son  has a U.S. passport, the law does not allow him to be registered in his mother's local area, which means that he will not be automatically admitted to Chinese schools. Song will have to register him as a foreigner, and pay an extra fee. His access to education and health care also faces a lot of constraints.
If you're an American-born child with Chinese-born parents, you can't travel directly to America, you gotta go to Hong Kong first, whose passport gives access to more than 120 countries without the need of a visa. Advantages include the fact that children will receive bilingual education (which will give them a foothold in the international world), and the fact that they will also enjoy the preferential policies for going to Chinese universities.
Some parents obtain fake birth certificates for their children, or cheat the Chinese Embassy to get them Chinese passports. But then they can't get visas or go abroad, as one parent explained
Anyway it's costly to give birth to a baby in America if you're Chinese for birthing and post birthing care, so are you game?

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