The number of illegal Chinese immigrants being smuggled over the Chinese border into San Diego has rocketed in recent years , according to new data by US Customs and Border Protection . Border Patrol's agents apprehended five Chinese nationals between October and May this year , compared with 663 Chinese nationals in 2015 and five in 2014 . The rise is primarily due to an increase in criminal organisations transporting Chinese immigrants, often charging each of them several thousand dollars to get them across the border from Mexico , says Border Patrol's Wendi Lee . China has now become one of the world’s leading sources of immigrants, according to the Migration Policy Institute : "The emigration rate of China ’s highly educated population is now five times as high as the country’s overall rate. China ’s wealthy elites and growing middle class are increasingly pursuing educational and work opportunities overseas for themselves and their families, facilitated by their rising incomes,” the report stated recent years .
The number of illegal Chinese immigrants being smuggled over the Mexican border into San Diego has rocketed in recent years, according to new data by US Customs and Border Protection. San Diego Border Patrol agents apprehended 663 Chinese nationals between October and May this year, compared with 48 Chinese nationals in 2015 and five in 2014. The rise is primarily due to an increase in criminal organisations transporting Chinese immigrants, often charging each of them several thousand dollars to get them across the border from Mexico, says Border Patrol's Wendi Lee. China has now become one of the world’s leading sources of immigrants, according to the Migration Policy Institute: "The emigration rate of China’s highly educated population is now five times as high as the country’s overall rate. China’s wealthy elites and growing middle class are increasingly pursuing educational and work opportunities overseas for themselves and their families, facilitated by their rising incomes,” the report stated earlier this year.