ABC Capitalizes on Stereotypes, Anti-immigrant Sentiment in “Birth Tourism” Piece

Media Matters criticizes an ABCNews.com article on “birth tourism” – the purported practice by foreign pregnant women “travel[ing] to the United States with the explicit purpose of obtaining citizenship for their child.” According to Media Matters the story was “filled with contradictions, misleading claims, racially charged rhetoric, and quotes from `experts’ who have histories of making racially inflammatory remarks.”

KJ