The pros and cons of having children in the United States

More and more families have joined the ranks of those who go to the United States to give birth. Some have returned home with beautiful American babies, while others feel lonely in a foreign country. Is it worth going to the United States to give birth to a child? In fact, while going to the United States to give birth has its advantages, there are bound to be certain disadvantages. So what are the advantages and disadvantages of going to the United States to give birth?

Benefits of giving birth in the United States

1. No need to worry about family planning policies

When giving birth in the United States, you can have as many children as you like. It does not take up my country's one-child quota, and you do not need to apply for a birth permit, which saves you a lot of trouble.

2. Born as an American citizen

Babies born abroad automatically become American citizens. The first section of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1868 provides that: "All persons born abroad or naturalized in the United States are citizens of the United States and of the state in which they reside." This "birthright citizenship" policy can be simply understood as a child born in the United States is equivalent to having an additional U.S. nationality, which is equivalent to an additional choice in the child's life (because the child's parents are Chinese, the child can have multiple nationalities before the age of 18, and can do anything Chinese after the age of 18 at any time).

3. Cultural and educational advantages

A. Enrolling in an American school

More than 80% of the world's highest quality teaching resources are mainly concentrated abroad, and in foreign countries, more than 85% of public universities recruit students from abroad.

The remaining quota of less than 15% will be used to recruit 5 billion people from all over the world, with more than 75% of them being private universities. No matter how rich you are in the future or how good your children's test scores are, there is basically no chance of them being admitted to such a university. This is also the main reason why many Chinese college students are unable to stay abroad for development and find it difficult to find satisfactory jobs after returning home. Assuming they are admitted to Harvard University or an Ivy League school, even if it is the University of California or New York University, it is still easier for them to find good jobs with high salaries after returning to China.

B. Studying in a Chinese school

Babies with American nationality can apply to Chinese universities as students studying abroad. They do not need to take the Chinese college entrance examination. The main thing is to take the Chinese language proficiency test. Because the children have grown up in my country, language is definitely not a problem, and they can easily be admitted to prestigious universities such as Peking University and Tsinghua University.

C. Training Fees

You can enjoy 13 years of free basic education in the UK. At a public university, the tuition for American children is generally one-tenth of that for international students, and you can save at least one million RMB in four years of university.

4. Another opportunity to immigrate to the United States

After the legal age of a U.S.-born baby reaches 21, parents can immigrate to the United States without being restricted by the quota system.

For those born outside the United States, applying for permanent residency in the United States requires at least 4 to 10 years and costs $500,000, in addition to political asylum, compound talents, and marriage to a U.S. citizen. It is equally inconvenient to immigrate to Canada, Australia, etc. This is also the reason why government officials, Chinese white-collar workers, celebrities and other high-quality groups still choose babies with American nationality.

5. Advantages of student employment

After graduation, the US government will help you find a job, and there are competent authorities that can find jobs for Chinese citizens completely free of charge. In addition, we also provide training on relevant work skills to help students find employment.

Babies with American nationality will have no reason to stay in the United States to work in high-paying jobs in the future (the average per capita net income in the United States in 2013 was 46,380 US dollars), and they can be given priority to take up key leadership positions in the US government, institutions and well-known companies. Many important positions are strictly limited to Chinese citizens. Later, when working in my country, the same work was also paid differently. The salary of an American citizen was generally several times that of a Chinese citizen.

6. Excellent medical standards and welfare in the UK

When you give birth in the United States, you can first enjoy the benefits brought by the world's advanced medical technology. Methods such as labor analgesia, which are not yet popular in China, have been fully developed abroad. And you don't have to worry about not being able to see a doctor due to lack of money. In the United States, people treat first and pay later.

Of course, in addition to these, such as avoiding smog, food safety is more guaranteed, and the United States' sound social security and other benefits are also the reasons why many families choose to give birth in the United States.

Disadvantages of giving birth in the United States

1. Whether the pregnant woman's health condition can support her long-distance travel, how the pregnant woman's mood fluctuates when she is alone in the UK, etc., these are the key issues to consider.

2. The second is the issue of consumption. In fact, those with poor family backgrounds have to bear a heavier burden. Even if they have children abroad and have American citizenship, after returning to China, the cost of their children's education will be higher than that of other Chinese children. Therefore, they should do what they can.

In general, choosing to give birth in the United States is a big deal. Families who are planning to give birth in the United States should be fully prepared and not blindly follow the trend. Of course, if economic conditions permit and you really have this idea, then why not go to the United States to give birth.