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More people from China seeking asylum at US border (www.dw.com)

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A weakening economy and increasing political repression are forcing ever more Chinese people to emigrate. Spurred by TikTok, many are seeking more sustainable conditions in the United States.

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[-] GBU_28@lemm.ee 60 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

To hear it told some places here on Lemmy, you'd be surprised a single person would leave China.

[-] cygnus@lemmy.ca 27 points 6 months ago

To be fair, Lemmy was founded by tankies. That's to be expected.

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[-] cygnus@lemmy.ca 26 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

The bravery and determination of these people is mind-blowing. I feel so lazy in comparison.

[-] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 23 points 6 months ago

Being lazy is a privilege

[-] cygnus@lemmy.ca 12 points 6 months ago

Of course it is. I never said otherwise.

[-] Mac@mander.xyz 6 points 6 months ago

I'm guessing they're trying to say that you don't need to feel bad for having privileges that others don't. Acknowledge, yes, but you didn't choose the circumstances you were born into.

[-] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

That's exactly what I'm saying!

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago

I’m starting to think you might be banana

[-] harderian729@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago

Good! The more immigration the better!

I only wish we could have a stipulation that additional immigrants must live outside of major cities, so they can help revitalize America's dying towns.

[-] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 13 points 6 months ago

Ooh, interesting immigration policy: you can immigrate, but only to a rural area.

[-] harderian729@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Rural America is better than a lot of places in the world.

I'm sure many immigrants would be ecstatic to have the opportunity.

[-] rhythmisaprancer@moist.catsweat.com 5 points 6 months ago

I live in a rural town (1 hour+ drive in any drection to the next town) and I could see this being a good thing if implemented correctly. This town isn't equipped for an influx of any people, but has vacant lots that could be turned into a variety of housing. There aren't a lot of jobs, but I would think more people would mean more things could be offered. Potentially great way to invest in rural areas!

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[-] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago

I imagine they would; alas it gets a lot more complicated than that.

I'd like to see a renewed love for rural places generally, and especially in the developing world. There's so much potential there that I feel most people don't see.

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[-] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 12 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Oh we have a similar policy to that in Australia, it’s fucking awful.

New migrants have to uproot their lives to spend 3 years living in dead end towns with zero job prospects, it’s a huge career killer and ensures immigrants have less opportunities to advance compared to other Australians. It’s also a negative in their ability to form social connections due to the lack of people, or get help from ethnic communities who can share their experiences and knowledge navigating a new country compared to their previous.

But hey some shitty rural workplaces like abattoirs fucking love the captive workforce to exploit.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago

It would appear that humans, given the free choice, choose to live in cities. Forcing people to go where they’d rather not go is obviously going to be a negative.

Anytime you override people’s freedom to choose their own path, you make things worse.

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[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 8 points 6 months ago

spurred by TikTok

what

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

the article is veeery vague as to what "more" means, no actual data.

it tells the dramatized story of one person. why would a chinese travel all the way to the us when asia has plenty of countries to go to for a fraction of the cost?

also isnt china still seeing unprecedented growth? this article smells funny...

[-] HowRu68@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

the article is veeery vague as to what "more" means, no actual data.

From the article:

"From October through January, US Border Patrol agents registered about 19,000 illegal Chinese entries. During the same period in 2021, while pandemic restrictions were still in place, only 55 were registered. "

Sounds like more to me

[-] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 months ago

Pandemic and non-pandemic is not a good comparison, specifically for those mentioned restrictions... they note it's the fastest growing group but link that statement to another article about Mexican migration, which had no Chinese info I saw.

[-] schizoidman@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 months ago

This reminds me of the vice news video of Chinese dissidents aligning with the US far right.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US0Rfav2qBA

Everybody thinks they are the hero of their own story.

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[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 4 points 6 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

The skin beneath Guo's pant leg is rubbed raw and, despite the bitter cold, he's only wearing dusty plastic sandals.

The remainder of his trek was via land, taking him through the Darien Gap, a densely overgrown rainforest that leads from Colombia into Panama.

From there, he ultimately arrived in Jacumba Hot Springs, a tiny California town of 600 residents located about 125 kilometers (75 miles) east of downtown San Diego.

Guo sat with his legs curled up in his arms on a plastic tarp he had laid on the ground to fight the cold of the desert morning.

Social media channels on video and messaging platforms display the best routes for getting into the US, giving step-by-step instructions, suggesting various modes of transportation, and even listing how much border patrol agents expect to be bribed in each country along the way.

The phenomenon of Chinese people entering the United States via the southern border has come to be described by the term "Zouxian," which can roughly be translated as "take the risk."

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[-] Sl00k@programming.dev 1 points 6 months ago

There's was a surprisingly great 6 minute video from CNN done on this in January.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/08/americas/china-us-migrants-illegal-crossings-intl-hnk-dst/index.html

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