Can “birth tourism” children born to foreign mothers automatically receive Social Security benefits and vote by mail without ever having lived in the country, as Rep. Brecheen claimed?

Can “birth tourism” children born to foreign mothers automatically receive Social Security benefits and vote by mail without ever having lived in the country, as Rep. Brecheen claimed?

No. Though all U.S.-born children are citizens under the Fourteenth Amendment, hypothetical “birth tourism” children who never reside in the country would not be automatically allowed Social Security benefits or absentee voting. Social Security benefits require credits typically earned through years of work and paying Social Security taxes. Our grown-up hypothetical children are unlikely to meet this requirement; international Social Security a…