Dhaka, Sept. 24 -- The United States on Wednesday said it will not allow foreigners to exploit its immigration system and violate the sanctity of US citizenship, announcing a new visa restriction policy for those who engage in or facilitate birth tourism.

Foreign commercial birth tourism networks have exploited the US immigration system to sell US citizenship for profit, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a press statement.

These networks advertise and coach foreign nationals to lie on US visa applications and collect tens of thousands of dollars to arrange births on American soil for the sole purpose of obtaining US citizenship.

"Today, I am announcing a new visa restriction policy under Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration ...