IMMIGRATION SERVICES RELEASING

NEW RULES FOR CHILDREN BORN IN

THE U.S. OR ABROAD TO U.S.

CITIZENS.

EDWARD LAWRENCE HERE TO BREAK

DOWN WHAT IT ALL MEANS.

EDWARD?

REPORTER: YEAH, THIS IS A MAJOR

SHIFT FROM THE ADMINISTRATION

HERE.

THE CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION

SERVICES SAYING NOW THAT

CHILDREN BORN TO U.S. CITIZENS

OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES ARE

NOT AUTOMATICALLY U.S. CITIZENS.

ALSO SAYING THAT CHILDREN COMING

INTO OR PARENTS COMING INTO THE

UNITED STATES JUST BASICALLY TO

HAVE A BIRTH, THAT CHILD IS ALSO

NOT AUTOMATICALLY A U.S.

CITIZEN.

THESE RULES GO INTO EFFECT ON

OCTOBER 29th.

BRAND NEW RULES THAT WERE JUST

POSTED TO THEIR WEBSITE.

IT CLARIFIES THE TEMPORARY VISIT

TO THE UNITED STATES IS WHAT

THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT WITH THE

CHILDREN COMING IN, THE

TEMPORARY VISIT DOES NOT MEAN

THAT CHILD THEN IS A U.S.

CITIZEN.

YOU HAVE TO BE IN THE UNITED

STATES FOR SIX WEEKS OR LONGER

IN ORDER TO CLAIM CITIZENSHIP

AUTOMATICALLY TO THE UNITED

STATES.

SO A BIG CHANGE, SOMETHING THE

PRESIDENT HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR

TO HARDEN THE IMMIGRATION LAWS.