the perspective of mothers has largely been missing from the conversation. i m about to meet one who is willing to speak on camera. to find out why she came here and why she stayed. four years ago ashley contacted a birth tourism agency. the start of a long and unexpected journey. why did you want to have your baby in the u.s.? i was carrying twins. the doctor in china told me one of my twins is not in good condition and might have birth defect. they asked me to terminate the pregnancy. and i really don t want to because no matter what i you know, what he was like, i m still going to keep him. i was thinking like, he s my son. i will love him no matter what. newly divorced and on her own, ashley booked a ticket to the u.s., selecting a maternity hotel package that provided care through her third trimester.
so you have to tell the customs the purpose of the trip. so this is a very sweet little american-born chinese baby boy, 20 days old. you call these anchor babies. what does that mean? a pregnant woman in china can contract with a turnkey operation to be smuggled in pregnant and smuggled into the united states, have the baby, get the little footprint on the birth certificate and fly back to china. go back to your country! while opponents of immigration have dominated media coverage not here, not anywhere. the perspective of mothers has largely been missing from the conversation. i m about to meet one who is willing to speak on camera. to find out why she came here and why she stayed. four years ago ashley contacted a birth tourism agency. the start of a long and unexpected journey.
the purpose of the trip. so this is a very sweet little american-born chinese baby boy, 20 days old. you call these anchor babies. what does that mean? a pregnant woman in china can contract with a turnkey operation to be smuggled in pregnant and smuggled into the united states, have the baby, get the little footprint on the birth certificate and fly back to china. go back to your country! while opponents of immigration have dominated media coverage not here, not anywhere. did sh the perspective of mothers has largely been missing from the conversation. i m about to meet one who is willing to speak on camera. to find out why she came here and why she stayed. four years ago ashley contacted a birth tourism agency.
four years ago ashley contacted a birth tourism agency. the start of a long and unexpected journey. why did you want to have your baby in the u.s.? i was carrying twins. the doctor in china told me one of my twins is not in good condition and might have birth defect. they asked me to terminate the pregnancy. and i didn t want to because no matter what he was like, i m still going keep him. i wasn t going to do it. he s my son. no matter what. newly divorced and on her own ashley booked a ticket to the u.s., selecting a maternity hotel package that provided care through her third trimester. provided basic meals, took notice the doctor appointments, really basic things. but a full two months before her due date she was rushed to the hospital with severe bleeding.
20 days old. you call these anchor babies. what does that mean? a pregnant woman in china can contract with a turnkey operation to be smuggled in pregnant and smuggled into the united states, have the baby, get the little footprint on the birth certificate and fly back to china. go back to your country. while opponents of immigration have dominated media coverage not here, not anywhere. the perspective of mothers has largely been missing from the conversation. i m about to meet one who s willing to speak on camera to find out why she came here and why she stayed. four years ago ashley contacted a birth tourism agency. the start of a long and unexpected journey. why did you want to have your baby in the u.s.? i was carrying twins. the doctor in china told me one of my twins is not in good