Woman Gives Birth On International Flight - Citizenship Of Baby Now In Question

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CHICAGO -- Is a baby born on a flight to the U.S. a U.S. citizen?

Officials say that depends.

A spokeswoman for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said a child born in airspace over American territory is eligible for citizenship.

A 7-pound, 8-ounce girl was born Wednesday onboard a Mexicana Airlines flight from Guadalajara, Mexico, to Chicago. The birth took place about an hour before the plane landed at O'Hare International Airport.

The Citizenship and Immigration spokeswoman said that if the parents want to pursue citizenship for their daughter, they'll have to file an application.

Then officials would investigate whether the child was born in Mexican airspace or over international waters.

An obstetrician on board helped with the delivery. The 42-year-old mother was traveling with her husband and two other children to visit relatives in Milwaukee.

A hospital spokeswoman said mother and daughter are doing fine.

http://www.wftv.com/family/10489711/detail.html

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1. That is one LUCKY woman - an obstetrician on the same flight...

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2. Why not let mom and dad choose or give the kid dual citizenship?

What a bunch of xenophobic bullshit. Are we so afraid of having another US Citizen that we have to split hairs like that? Perhaps the better idea would be to give the freepers vasectomies. That would be a much better way of controlling population.