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10 Jan 2007
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Routes to the United States
By Sea
Tougher security measures in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks have further decreased Chinese human smuggling by sea, says Commander Chris Carter, head of the Coast Guard Migrant Interdiction Division in Washington, D.C. "The Coast Guard is requiring 96 hours advance notice of crew and cargo manifests, which we didn't use to do," Carter said in a recent interview. "And those are all run through the various intelligence shops to determine which cargo and passenger vessels we're going to board and inspect." (complete text)
By Land
The U.S. public was horrified by news stories about a group of 14 illegal migrants who were found dead in an Arizona desert in May 2001, but hundreds die each year attempting to cross U.S. borders. The dangers are especially great along the more than 2000-mile-long U.S. border with Mexico, where migrants routinely miscalculate the risks of crossing huge expanses of featureless deserts or negotiating the swift currents of the Rio Grande River. (complete text)
By Air
While would-be illegal migrants might prefer the comfort and speed of a direct flight to the United States, successfully using this method is difficult, says James Chaparro, director of anti-smuggling at the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). "The vast majority enter via land routes," he told the Washington File in a recent interview. "There are not large numbers of Chinese who fly directly to the United States by air. (complete text) |
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