U.S. authorities still know very little about a recently-uncovered smuggling route that’s allowing Chinese migrants to sneak into Florida undetected, according to an internal federal intelligence report obtained exclusively by The Daily Caller News Foundation.
The intelligence report is surprisingly light on details, which should be concerning to every American. According to the DCNF, U.S. authorities have no idea who is coordinating the smuggling, where the migrants are being staged in the Bahamas before crossing to Florida, and why Chinese migrants are choosing the Caribbean island.
Total intelligence failure.
The report also discusses attempts at “self-smuggling.”
“There have been five such incidents of Chinese migrants attempting to ‘self-smuggle’ from the Bahamas….One incident took place on July 16 and involved a group of six Chinese migrants.
“The Chinese purchased a Bahamian registered vessel in GBI and tested the capabilities before leaving and being interdicted in Palm Beach. All 6 Chinese migrants were repatriated to the Bahamas,” the report stated of the latest interdiction.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data, there has been a spike in Chinese immigrants coming into the country via Florida.
“Right now in China there’s extreme pessimism, especially among people in their 20s about the future of their country, so it’s understandable that they’re leaving and they’re trying to get into the United States. And, you know, these are people who are relatively middle class, so it shows you the problems in Chinese society are severe,” China expert Gordon Chang previously told the DCNF of the surge in Chinese migrants crossing the southern border.
“When I first saw that the surge in Chinese migrants, that’s the thought that came to my mind that these are either Ministry of State Security agents or Chinese military, who are coming to this country to commit acts of sabotage against the US,” Chang added.
Could it be so simple? Or is something more nefarious at play?
