Spike in number of illegal Chinese immigrants becoming US national security issue
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The number of Chinese nationals arriving at the U. S. border illegally has surged more than 6,300% in recent years, further fueling national security concerns that came back into focus last week when a Chinese immigrant was stopped at a Marine base.
There have been 22,233 encounters of Chinese nationals crossing illegally at the northern and southern border so far in fiscal year 2024, which began in October. That means this year is likely to significantly exceed last year's total of 24,125.
That figure was itself a massive increase over the previous two years. There were just 342 apprehensions of Chinese nationals in fiscal year 2021 and 1,987 in FY 2022, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data.
In the San Diego Sector this week, 182 Chinese nationals were apprehended in a single day.
Lawmakers have raised concerns about 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., said last year.
The Biden administration has noted the national security threat from China more broadly. In its most recent threat assessment, the Department of Homeland Security warns China will likely use predatory economic practices, including espionage and market manipulation, against the U. S.
Last week, a Chinese illegal immigrant was detained in California after entering a Marine Corps base without authorization and ignoring orders to leave. The individual had attempted to access the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms without a valid ID, a spokesperson for the U. S. Marine Corps' Training and Education Command told Fox News Digital.... (Read more)
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