Perhaps...but if China is enacting plan...why wind it back? Particularly seeing they've never cooperated before
And what is the plan? Why flood the border and then the country with all these mostly miltaryaged men
This looks to be usual spin
Such an agreement would be a breakthrough in U.S.-China relations and American immigration policy. China has long been uncooperative with U.S. efforts to deport Chinese citizens back to their country, according to American officials.
In the last two years, that has become especially consequential as the number ofmigrants from Chinaillegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border hasskyrocketed to the tens of thousands.
Mayorkas told NBC News that China’s refusal to accept deportations “may be changing.”
“We have been working with the People’s Republic of China to actually receive individuals whom we have determined are not eligible to remain in the United States,” Mayorkas said. He added that he raised the issue in February when he met in Vienna with his Chinese counterpart, Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong.
Mayorkas said he is “hopeful” that these discussions will lead to a change in the current situation. "We are in a wait and see posture but we are working with our counterparts," he said. "It's a process."
The talks come as the number ofChinese nationalscrossing theU.S.-Mexico borderwithout authorization has exploded. Customs and Border Protection logged over 24,000 such crossings in Fiscal Year 2023, up from just over 2,000 the prior year — a more than elevenfold increase. This is part of a larger surge in the number of migrants from all over the world making thedangerous journeyto the U.S.’s southern border, which sawrecord-highillegal crossings in December.
Themeetingthat included Mayorkas and Wang, his counterpart, took place in Vienna on Feb. 18. NBC News is reporting for the first time that these binational security talks included a potential agreement on deportations.
