Maternity Motels: Hospital Services and Health Insurance

maternity motels: Waiting to become Canadian: Citizenship ceremonies delayed by judge shortage Canada a top destination for highly skilled immigrants, World Bank finds McCallum says 50% increase in immigration to 450,000 might be too ambitious She said "birth houses," which are sometimes dubbed "maternity motels," have sprouted up, operating as temporary lodging for pregnant women from other countries, according to CBC. Some are waiting to qualify for health insurance, while others pay for the hospital services, Wong said. "Immigration and our diversity is what makes Canada unique. The 8,886 signatories want to change Canada birthright citizenship law they say "enables an abusive and exploitative practice" where "expectant mothers who are foreign nationals with no status in Canada can gain automatic citizenship for their children born within Canada." Wong said the issue is "significant" in her riding of Richmond Centre, as well as other large cities like Toronto and Calgary. It is also important to protect the integrity of our immigration system and ensure that new Canadians join our country in a way that is fair," she said in an email. The U.K. does not have birthright citizenship, but British Prime Minister Theresa May recently suggested establishing passport checks on pregnant women at hospitals to crack down on the growing number travelling from other countries to take advantage of free hospital services. The petition notes that Canada is one of only two developed countries that have not moved to end automatic citizenship due to "widespread abuse." The other is the U.S., where Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has controversially called for an end to "anchor babies." But the issue of "birth tourism" is flaring up in other countries as well. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.