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The article discusses the plight of Chinese immigrants in the US amid increased immigration enforcement under the Trump administration, highlighting their fears, the challenges they face, and the difficult decisions about whether to stay or return to China due to political repression, censorship, and the risk of deportation.
Taiwan has set a June 30 deadline for around 12,000 Chinese immigrants to prove they've renounced their Chinese household registration, with failure risking loss of residency rights or deportation, amid heightened national security measures and concerns over Chinese influence.
In an interview with Fox News, former President Donald Trump expressed his belief that the US will experience a terrorist attack, attributing it to an increase in Chinese immigrants and the Biden administration's lifting of travel bans. He also warned of Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon within the next two months. Additionally, Trump discussed potential vice presidential picks for his 2024 election bid and touted his administration's achievements, including no wars, defeating ISIS, and economic success.
Chinese nationals are crossing the US-Mexico border in unprecedented numbers, with over 4,300 encounters in the first few months of FY 2023, surpassing the total for 2022. The wave of Chinese migrants comes as the country bristles against Chinese President Xi Jinping's continued crackdown on freedoms. Republicans have accused President Biden of refusing to enforce US border policies, which they argue sends the message to other migrants that the US border is open. The Biden administration saw 2.3 million migrant encounters in 2022, and more are expected in 2023.
Chinese nationals are crossing the US-Mexico border in unprecedented numbers, with the first few months of FY 2023 already eclipsing the total for 2022. The wave of Chinese migrants comes as the country bristles against Chinese President Xi Jinping's continued crackdown on freedoms. Republicans have accused President Biden of refusing to enforce US border policies, which they argue sends the message to other migrants that the US border is open. The Biden administration saw 1.7 million migrant encounters in 2021, followed by 2.3 million encounters in 2022.
A growing number of Chinese immigrants are using social media as a guide to make the dangerous journey to the U.S. without papers, often taking weeks and traversing thousands of miles on planes, buses, boats, motorcycles and on foot. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported that, in the past five months, at least 4,300 Chinese undocumented migrants have been apprehended crossing the southern border, which amounts to more than double the number for all of the previous year. Some social media posts even advise migrants to cross in California rather than in the South, as stricter immigration policies could mean worse treatment on arrival.