Spike in number of illegal Chinese immigrants becoming US national security issue

The number of Chinese nationals arriving at the U.S. border illegally has surged more than 6,300% in recent years, further fueling national security concerns that came back into focus last week when a Chinese immigrant was stopped at a Marine base. There have been 22,233 encounters of Chinese nationals crossing illegally at the northern and southern border so far in fiscal year 2024, which began in October. That means this year is likely to significantly exceed last year's total of 24,125. That figure was itself a massive increase over the...