Spike in number of illegal Chinese immigrants becoming US national security issue

The number of Chinese nationals arriving on the U.S. border illegally has surged greater than 6,300% in latest years, additional fueling national security issues that got here again into focus final week when a Chinese immigrant was stopped at a Marine base.

There have been 22,233 encounters of Chinese nationals crossing illegally on the northern and southern border up to now in fiscal 12 months 2024, which started in October. That means this 12 months is prone to considerably exceed final 12 months’s whole of 24,125.

That determine was itself a large improve over the earlier two years. There had been simply 342 apprehensions of Chinese nationals in fiscal 12 months 2021 and 1,987 in FY 2022, in response to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) knowledge.

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In the San Diego Sector this week, 182 Chinese nationals had been apprehended in a single day. 

Migrants are seen in line in Jacumba, California, as border authorities are contending with an inflow of Chinese migrants in a key border sector. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times through Getty Images)

Lawmakers have raised issues concerning the migrants’ potential ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). 

“There have been numerous documented instances of Chinese nationals, at the direction of the CCP, engaging in espionage, stealing military and economic secrets,” lawmakers, led by Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., stated final 12 months. 

The Biden administration has famous the national security menace from China extra broadly. In its most up-to-date menace evaluation, the Department of Homeland Security warns China will doubtless use predatory financial practices, together with espionage and market manipulation, towards the U.S.

CHINESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ARRESTED AFTER DRIVING ONTO MILITARY BASE IN CALIFORNIA

Last week, a Chinese illegal immigrant was detained in California after getting into a Marine Corps base with out authorization and ignoring orders to go away. The particular person had tried to entry the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms and not using a legitimate ID, a spokesperson for the U.S. Marine Corps’ Training and Education Command advised Fox News Digital.

“Despite being prompted to exit at the Condor gate by installation security, the individual proceeded onto the installation without authorization. Military law enforcement were immediately notified and detained the individual,” the spokesperson stated. 

CBP has pressured that there will probably be penalties for many who enter the U.S. illegally.

CHINESE MIGRANTS MAKE MULTI-COUNTRY TREK TO US SOUTHERN BORDER: ‘I JUST WANT TO MAKE MONEY’

This picture exhibits a Chinese migrant captured getting into a navy base on March 27. (Customs and Border Protection)

“DHS continues to enforce United States immigration laws, expanding lawful pathways while strengthening enforcement consequences for those who cross our border unlawfully,” the company stated in an announcement final week. “Individuals and families without a legal basis to remain in the U.S. are subject to removal pursuant to Title 8 authorities and are subject to a minimum five-year bar on reapplying for admission and potential criminal prosecution if they subsequently re-enter without authorization.”

It added: “CBP is leveraging all available resources and partnerships to efficiently vet and process migrants consistent with law.”

But different migrants coming from China have stated they simply intend to make a greater life for themselves and their households.

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“My English is not very good, and I don’t know anyone in the United States,” one migrant advised Fox final month. “Once I get to the United States, I know I have to start all over again. But I want to live a good life in the future, and I want my children to be educated well. I strive to take root in the United States as soon as possible.”