Though Chinese migrants account for just a fraction of the people arriving at the Tijuana-San Diego border, their presence has grown noticeably in recent months
As she waited in the trash-strewn dirt and brush between two border walls west of the San Ysidro Port of Entry, there was little about her appearance that hinted at the long journey she had taken to reach the doorstep of the United States from China.
A woman from China, who asked to be identified by her initial H, was waiting to be processed by Border Patrol agents on Sept. 22 between two border walls in San Diego. H said she left China in July and was hoping for a better life in the U.S. “This hit both unskilled workers and new college graduates,” Shih said. “At the same time, most Chinese families have some savings, which allow them to pay for loved ones to fly to a South American country from China, then try their luck in going to the .”
“I would say most of the Chinese on the southern border are aspiring economic migrants,” Shih said. “Of course, many also have a plausible story of being oppressed by the Chinese government. But I would say the main cause is economic slowdown and limited employment opportunities in China.”Some recent Chinese arrivals say they have come to the U.S. to escape their government.
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