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   Border Patrol agents have seen an increase in the number of Chinese   
   nationals illegally crossing the border this year. Agents apprehended   
   33,409 Chinese immigrants trying to enter the country illegally from   
   October to June; that’s already higher than the 27,756 apprehensions   
   for all of fiscal year 2022.   
      
   Here’s a look at the statistics:   
      
   Fiscal year	Chinese migrant encounters at southern border	Chinese   
   migrant encounters at northern border	Chinese migrant encounters at   
   all other areas   
      
   2023   
   (October – June)	14,789   	7,590  	11,030   
   2022 	2,176	6,698	18,882   
   Percent change	+ 579.72%	+ 13.30%	– 41.55%   
      
   Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection.   
   A recent Department of Homeland Security report indicates federal law   
   enforcement is trying to determine why some Chinese immigrants are   
   entering the United States by boat from the Bahamas.   
      
   The Daily Caller obtained a situation report from the Department of   
   Homeland Security’s Joint Intelligence Operations Coordination Center   
   in South Florida which states key intelligence questions and intel   
   gaps.   
      
   That includes:   
      
   Why are Chinese nationals opting to self-smuggle from Grand Bahama?   
   Who are the facilitators coordinating movements between the Bahamas and   
   Florida?   
      
   What are the locations of interest within the Bahamas that are used as   
   staging/launch locations for smugglers?   
      
   The situation report explained how the immigrants self-smuggled. In one   
   case, a group of six purchased a boat in the Bahamas, tested it, left a   
   yacht club and were arrested in Palm Beach.   
      
   Why is there an increase from China?   
      
   In part, it’s the economy. It’s very hard for young people and recent   
   college graduates in China to get jobs right now. The unemployment rate   
   for 16- to 24-year-olds in urban areas was more than 21% in June.   
      
   The unemployment rate is only expected to get higher as another class   
   of college students graduated in July.   
      
   Some young people are accepting positions well below their   
   qualifications. There’s even a growing number of young people being   
   paid to be full-time children. They help out around the house, food   
   shop and take care of elderly family members for a monthly salary.   
      
   In addition to the lack of economic opportunities, some immigrants are   
   fleeing China because any form of political dissidence in the country   
   can bring harsh penalties including harassment and detainment.   
      
   https://san.com/cc/illegal-immigration-from-china-rises-as-immigrants-   
   cross-by-boat-from-bahamas/   
      
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