The flow ofchinese immigrants along the southern border of the United States has increased significantly in the last year. They arrive in search of new opportunities, fleeing a suffocating political climate and an adverse economic situation in the communist country.
Last year,24,314 Chinese citizens They were detained at the southern US border. This figure represents an increase of nearly 50 times compared to two years earlier. So far in fiscal year 2024, more than 15 thousand cases have already been reported.
Some migrants make the journey after difficult conditions at home, such as a slow economy and a repressive political environment. In addition, the COVID-19 confinement in China has destroyed businesses, and has impoverished a part of the population. They seek a better quality of life and freedom in the United States.
Information about how to cross the border has spread on social media, where some offer detailed instructions for contacting smugglers and reaching specific points on the border wall.
The migrants follow dirt roads and wait for the Border Patrol to surrender. Most are taken to a detention center near San Diego, where they undergo background checks and are typically released within 72 hours to begin the asylum process.
Although they can cross legally using the "CBP One" application, many consider it a barrier that ends up complicating the immigration process for them.
This phenomenon occurs in a context of greater difficulties in obtaining tourist, work or study visas in the United States, as a result of the growing tensions between the governments of both countries.
In fiscal year 2023 (FY2023), more than200,000 Cubans entered the United States across its land borders and requested political refuge.
The numbers of migrants from China do not compare with the volume of those arriving from Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti and other countries, but it is worrying that the trend is upward and does not seem to be stopping. In 2023 the statistics indicate
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