More Chinese migrants now crossing San Diego border than Mexican nationals: report

 The number of Chinese migrants crossing the southern border near San Diego has exceeded the number of Mexicans doing the same, new data shows.

Since the fiscal year began in October, border agents have encountered 21,000 Chinese nationals in the San Diego sector, according to Customs and Border Protection data obtained by Fox News. 3 The number of Chinese nationals crossing the southern border near San Diego has exceeded the number of Mexicans doing the same, new Customs and Border Protection data shows. James Keivom

During the same period, border agents only encountered 18,700 Mexicans trying to cross the border into the US in the region.

In fact, the number of Chinese nationals crossing into San Diego was only second to the number of Colombians. 3 Since the fiscal year began in October, border agents have encountered 21,000 Chinese nationals in the San Diego sector, according to obtained by Fox News. James Keivom

The data points to a growing trend of Chinese nationals trying to flee the communist nation and enter the US illegally.

Over the course of 2023 fiscal year, Customs and Border Protection reported that 24,048 Chinese migrants were apprehended a record high.  3 During the same time period, border agents only encountered 18,700 Mexicans trying to cross the border into the United States in the region. James Keivom

That was up more than ten times from the 1,970 arrests recorded in 2022 and a more than 7,000% increase from 2021 when just 323 Chinese nationals crossed the border during strict pandemic travel bans and lockdowns.

Some government officials now fear the growing trend may pose a national security threat.

Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.), the chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, sounded the alarm on the wave of Chinese migrants entering the US in June claiming that a majority are military-age men with known ties to the Chinese Communist Party and Peoples Liberation Army.