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An influx of Chinese migrants, facing China's economic uncertainty, are crossing the U.S.'s southern border.
Zouxian (Chinese: 走线; pinyin: zǒuxiàn; lit. 'walk the route') is the phenomenon of Mainland Chinese migrants entering the United States through its southwestern border with Mexico. [1] [2] The phenomenon became more prominent in the early 2020s. [3]
In the last two years, that has become especially consequential as the number of migrants from China illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border has skyrocketed to the tens of thousands.
Most Chinese migrants who reach the southern border are adults traveling alone, according to CBP data. However, the data does not disclose the age or gender of people stopped at the border. CBP ...
Eight Chinese migrants have been found dead on the coast of southern Mexico, authorities said, after their boat capsized along a popular but perilous route for illegally entering the United States.
According to the U.S. Border Patrol, 1,954 migrants died along the Mexico–U.S. border between 1998 and 2004. [25] On June 6, 1993, 283 Chinese migrants attempted illegal entry into the United States via a sea vessel; ten of them arrived dead.
Waves of Chinese emigration have happened throughout history. They include the emigration to Southeast Asia beginning from the 10th century during the Tang dynasty, to the Americas during the 19th century, particularly during the California gold rush in the mid-1800s; general emigration initially around the early to mid 20th century which was mainly caused by corruption, starvation, and war ...
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 ...