"the news of the release of the second-child policy just came out, and there were more clients coming to us." chen yi (alias) is a consultant to a maternity agency in beijing, and since november she has seen a marked increase in the number of clients she has received since the beginning of november, “plus next year's monkey year, when the family is more willing to have children, it is expected to be more busy at the end of the year.”
Chen yee's client is a very small part of the wave going to america. According to the globe magazine, in 2007 the number of children travelling to china was around 600; in 2010 it was 5,000; and in 2012 it was over 10,000. Data from the institute for maternal and child management, a private sector organization, show that this number reached 20,000 in 2013, estimated at 30,000 in 2014, and estimated at 50,000 to 60,000 in 2015。
The growing army of american children is inextricably linked to american law. The constitution amendment act, adopted by the united states of america in 1868, provides that any person born in or planning for the united states is a citizen of the united states and the state in which they reside。
“the birth of a child in the united states is an american nationality, which is much less important than immigration when it is grown up, and parents are certainly willing to choose this path.” chen yi says。
And with the increase in the number of americans coming to america, the various forms of internet-based agencies going to america have emerged as springs, and, in addition to regular websites, law and order weekend journalists have found that qqcs, micro-messages, micro-messages, microblogs, peddlers, etc. Have become different forms of “to america”。
Following a survey by journalists on the weekends of the rule of law, various types of visits to american institutions were made, some with physical stores and some with only one micro-sign or treasure shop. This raises questions as to the safety of clients travelling to the united states of america — who is responsible in the event of an accident on the part of clients, web platforms, various forms of access to the united states of america and its clients
Visit: client u. S. Accident agency not responsible
On weekends, journalists searched the 100-degree, qquartet for “going to america”, with over 960,000 results and nearly 100 results. Advertisements such as “the american child has only 99,000” and “communications to myson's los angeles” and “communications to myson's school” are confusing。
When journalists searched for “go-to-americans” on treasure hunts, there were 40 results, ranging from a monthly meal booking to a rental of a local villa, to a direct sale of meals at the moon's centre。
Subsequently, journalists contacted a beijing-based company called mabel house at random and visited its company in the east triangular。
Lisa, a consultant for journalists, told journalists on the rule of law weekend that he had received three clients on his own this weekend and that, on average, only one and a half days of consultations were available。
“in march of this year, when many of the united states' moon and son centres were raided by local police, there were a lot fewer clients coming to consult, but when the two-child policy was to be let go, more people came to consult.” lisa told journalists about the rule of law weekend。
Lisa explained that there was no tsukiko centre in the united states, saying that all local tsukiko centres were illegal. Since the company has its own officially registered company abroad, it can be said to be a directly-owned tsukiko centre, so the customer has no worries。
The interviewers learned that the moon and son centers are now gathering in los angeles because of the cheapness of the local prices, the favourable climate and the high level of human settlements。
Subsequently, lisa reported on several sets of food prices, ranging from $120,000 to $580,000 depending on the living conditions. She indicated that the services offered by the company were a long one and that the processing of the previous period's visa to the late birth of the child would be carried out。
When journalists asked whether there had been an accident in the united states and whether the agency was responsible, lisa made it clear that there was no insurance for the two high-end caterers, that the users had to buy them themselves, that the institution was not responsible for their accident and that the liability element would not be covered by the contract。
"an accident? It has nothing to do with whether you go to america for production, and even if you do it domestically, it's an accident。
It was noted that in many of the groups of american children, the american institutions also indicated that the users had to buy their own insurance, and that in the event of an accident, they would not be responsible。
However, in addition to the m. S. A. Agencies visited by journalists in the field, the m. A. S. A. Agencies that hide their customers in large groups of q. Q. Q. Say that it is not convenient for journalists to present their business licences, etc., or even directly, that their companies in the united states can visit the m. A. Centre in the united states when the client has decided to choose their services。
Discover: shipped as soon as we arrived in the united states
Is there a direct camp in the u. S. For the m. S.? Do you have a real store at the m. I. A. For q. Q. And treasure hunters? How did they place clients in care in the united states
With all the questions in mind, the journalist interviewed lee jie, the mother of a beautiful child。
In january 2014, liaoning lee jie got on a plane to l. A. She gave birth to a second child more than two months after she lived at her local friend's home. Today, the lee jie family has migrated and settled locally in los angeles。
Lee jie had originally thought about going to the american child through an intermediary, but she abandoned it after consulting a number of intermediaries and knowing more about the local chinese tsukiko centre, as well as her friends in the united states。
“at that time, we learned from our local friends that over 90 percent of the country's firms go to american institutions, which are mere soliciting agents, and that when they are big, they grow into companies, and small teams of people. They are only responsible for signing clients, and pregnant women who arrive in the united states are transferred directly to the local sunshine centre, which has only a small portion of the cost, and the conditions for pregnant women to eat and stay in their homes are understandable.” lee jie said that, together with the fact that the tsukiko centre had no business qualifications in the united states, many pregnant women had to return to their country or to change places with their stomachs。
But lee jie said that after almost two years in los angeles, the first-hand knowledge was even more impressive。
“senior hotels and luxury moon meals promised at the time of signing the contract do not exist. When a pregnant woman comes to live in a rented villa, five or six pregnant women live in one house with a driver; there are few opportunities to leave the house, and most of the time pregnant women are in their own room.” lee jie told the press that food was delivered together and that the fruits were the cheapest in the region, namely apples and bananas, and that there was no so-called fancy restaurant, luxurious moon meal。
Moreover, lee jie understands that the centre itself is an intermediary。
“the country's website for the birth of the child is characterized as a service for the child, which is subject to a variety of procedures, which will be subject to an additional fee. The tsukiko centre will collect the money and then look for the local cow, which will act as an intermediary.” lee jie told journalists about the rule-of-law weekend and asked for a cow at a cost of around $150, but the price was $1,500 in the center。
Lee jie stated that the entire business of going to americano was in fact a subcontract, that every link could be outsourced, and that there was no so-called direct camp or a dragon service。
“it's the smooth passage of visas to the united states, and it's worse for those mothers who didn't even pass.” lee jie explained that when pregnant women travel to the united states to have a child through a tourist visa, and when a visa is granted, there is a situation in which they have stated their intention to travel to a beautiful child, commonly known as “in good faith”, that such a visa is more demanding for the financial capacity of the pregnant woman's family, that the documentation required is more expensive and less successful, such as a property certificate; and that the other is the concealment of the purpose of the child, which can only be described as tourism。
“many institutions sign honestly, and later you hide, so that if they fail, the credibility of the pregnant woman will be greatly affected, and the institutions will mostly be left unattended, and it will be hard to get the down payment back.” lee said。
Found: diy to make a new wind point for the birthright
Lee jie told journalists on the weekend of the rule of law that, in view of the increasingly well-known mode of operation of intermediaries, diy (i. E., doing it on its own) is now a new sign of direction, “that is, pregnant women do not go through the agency, but rather buy insurance, obtain visas, book airline tickets, find local accommodation, find a hospital, do the paperwork, etc.”。
There are two groups of diys, one of sichuan's mothers, sichuan's queens, who told journalists that she was a diy. “there are many chinese families in los angeles who usually receive only one or two pregnant women and live well.” but cÉline stressed the need to buy insurance well in advance, “in case of accidents”
Another tianjin's mother, leah (alias), revealed to the press that it was residential accommodation with her mother this year, “three months later, eating and producing, etc., cost a total of rmb 100,000, which is far cheaper than taking an intermediary”。
The reporter then contacted a local residential family in l. A., who first sent photos of the house's accommodation and moon meal to the reporter in a tweet and, after hearing the journalist's intentions, immediately reported the price to the reporter, “a small room of $1,000 a month, a meal of $1,000 a month, a free trip, a doctor's hospital of your choice”. The other side told the press that his house was booked in may next year, “if the reservation needs to be made soon”
When a journalist asks questions about visas, procedures for the birth of a child, the other side says it's simple: “you give me $500, i'll book you a local doctor, send you an appointment, and you'll get an honest visa; after the birth of the child, we can get you $150, or $200, and we'll never take a penny.”
Moreover, they told journalists that pregnant women living in residential accommodation would be safer, even if they were examined by the police, and that they would be fine if they were friends at home. “the police must have banned all pregnant women living at the tsukiko centre, instead of living there in fear。
It was made clear, however, that journalists had to buy their own insurance and that they were responsible for accidents in the united states。
Lawyer: web platform should verify the authenticity of the operator
In response, liu honghui, senior partner of the beijing department of law, committee on international affairs, argued that while in the united states there was no legal qualification for the tsukiko centre, there was no law in the united states prohibiting pregnant women from entering the country, and that it was therefore not illegal to give birth to a child with a tourist visa; that the services of domestic firms were also provided in the name of advice and did not contradict existing laws and regulations. “the cooperation between domestic agencies and the united states' tsukiko centre could be said to have used the grey areas of the law.” liu honghui said。
However, liu honghui indicated that the responsibility of the agency for an accident in the united states was divided into two main cases。
“the first is that there is no detailed provision in the contractual agreement between the parties to determine whether the institution has fulfilled its responsibilities and, if not, the institution's liability for breach of contract; the second is that, even if the contractual agreement does not, if the client has caused injury or loss as a result of the fault of the agency, the institution's responsibility remains, for example, if there is a traffic accident when the agency's driver takes the pregnant woman out.”
“if the client is directly responsible for the injury caused by the third party, then the third party is directly responsible, and the institution bears only supplementary responsibility, as if the pregnant woman who went to the united states had bled in the hospital and the hospital was responsible.” liu honghui indicated that if doctors and hospitals are recommended to pregnant women by an institution, the institution is not liable as long as the doctor has a medical licence and the hospital is a regular hospital。
However, with regard to all kinds of online visits to american institutions, zhu zhu zhu zhu, deputy director of the centre for the study of communication and law of the chinese university of political science and law, believes that the web platform needs to examine the authenticity of the owners of such visits。
According to chu, although shinko centre is not in compliance with united states law, it is legitimate in the country, and therefore does not appear in a domestic internet platform, social networking tools, but the platform is responsible for the authenticity of its business。
“if, for example, the head of the institution is found on a web platform after an incident with the consumer, then there is no blame on the web platform; but if, after an incident with the consumer, the identity of the head of the institution is found to be false through a web platform, or if the institution has been reported by the consumer before, it is still on the web platform, and in both cases the web platform is held accountable.” chu says。
Liu honghui indicated that the assistance provided to pregnant women at the a. S. A. Is complementary and of poor quality, and that there is a high risk that users will be fully entrusted to this category of institutions。
“the individual advises consumers not to go through online institutions, to choose as many large, fully licensed institutions as possible, and to have as many lawyers as possible present at the time of the conclusion of the agreement and to examine its legality and authenticity so that people can be found even in the later stages of the defence of their rights。
