Though Biden administration officials in Washington have claimed the southern border is secure, authorities at the border report encountering individuals from Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
On Monday, the Daily Mail reported that authorities at a California border station processed “dozens” of individuals from China.
The men told agents at the border town of Jacumba they were here to “take the money.”
Greg Jenkins of Fox News reported seeing “hundreds of migrants” cross the border last Saturday, noting that many whom border officials allowed to enter America were Chinese. Jenkins wrote: “This is one of the largest groups of Chinese I have ever come across and there were […] two groups at the same time crossing in Jacumba, CA.”
The Daily Mail, citing U.S. Customs and Border Protection statistics, reported that “more than 150 Chinese nationals a day have been sneaking into the US illegally since October.”
Many claim that President Joe Biden’s open border policies constitute a national security risk. The claim contributed to the House impeaching the head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, last week.
Government records, which are widely viewed as not providing total numbers, note that over 37,000 Chinese nationals entered the United States in 2023.
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) believes cartels are controlling the flow of immigrants and are directing migrants from China to cross the border into California.
The congressman told the Daily Mail: “As I’ve spoken to different agencies about why some communities (groups of migrants) go one place and others go another, one: it depends on what cartel controls that pipeline.”
“It’s very clear that the Sinaloa Cartel is the one controlling that operation and sending Chinese more towards the California corridor … California/Arizona corridor that they control. That’s half of the equation,” explained the congressman.
“The other half is where is the population going to go. Where are the large populations of Asian Americans tend to be — in California, New York is another area, but that West Coast area is a big population center for them,” said Gonzales.
Noting his belief that unfettered immigration represents a potential national security risk, Gonzales said: “This is once again, why is its so important that we allow zero people to come over illegally, and any of these people seeking asylum, they get their cases heard immediately.”
Gonzales added, “Regardless of what ethnicity or what country you’re coming from, you get your day in court and if you don’t qualify, you get deported back to China, Venezuela or wherever the hell you came from.”
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