GOP senators raise national security concerns over release of Chinese nationals into US at southern border
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Republican senators are sounding the alarm about a sharp increase in Chinese migrants entering the U.S. from the southern border, arguing that it raises national security concerns.
They note that numbers have continued to increase and that the overwhelming majority are single adults. Lawmakers signed onto the letter include Sens. Mike Braun, R-Ind., Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C. Letter to DHS on Chinese Nationals at the Border by Fox News on Scribd Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.
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"July set the record for nationwide encounters with Chinese nationals with just over 6,100. 94.8 percent of Chinese national encounters in FY23 have been single adults," they say. "This trend poses a significant threat to our national security and warrants immediate attention and action from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)."