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An influx of Chinese migrants, facing China's economic uncertainty, are crossing the U.S.'s southern border.
At the U.S.-Mexico border, the Border Patrol made 22,187 arrests of Chinese people for crossing the border illegally from Mexico from January through September, nearly 13 times the same period in ...
From the start of this fiscal year on Oct. 1, 2023, through April, the U.S. Border Patrol in San Diego recorded 27,135 apprehensions of Chinese nationals, more than double the 10,520 detentions in ...
The Chinese diaspora in Latin and South America, like the United States, has existed since the 19th century owing to labour shortages in the Americas. [12] Mexico, in particular, encouraged Chinese immigration, signing a commercial treaty in 1899 that allowed Chinese citizens to run enterprises in Mexico, some of which would become involved in people smuggling. [13]
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 prohibited virtually all immigration from China, the first immigration law to do so on the basis of race or national origin. Minor exceptions were made for select merchants, diplomats, and students. The law also prevented Chinese immigrants from naturalizing as U.S. citizens. [24]
Two immigration officers interrogate Chinese immigrants at Ellis Island. 1951. Credit - Bettmann Archive/Getty Images. W ith intense political debate focused on the U.S. southern border, an ...
The Chinese government actively discourages this type of behavior out of fears that it may cause instability in the region and encourage more illegal immigration. [1]In 2003, campaigns against illegal immigration were conducted in Guangdong and other Chinese provinces, and around 2008, the police repeatedly conducted so-called "hurricane" campaigns against illegal immigration in Guangdong.
Between 2014 and 2022, the average number of Chinese citizens who crossed the southern border without papers in a given year was around 1,400. In 2023, that number grew to 24,050.