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 Last revised on 22 April 2002
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ISSUES IN FOCUS

Where do the migrants originate?

Why do they leave their homes?

Maps
Maps of China and Fujian Province
Routes to the
"Mountain of Gold"
By sea
By land
By air
Map
Life in
the United States
Finding Work; Making Money
Family Matters
RESOURCES
  CHINESE HUMAN SMUGGLING

Ship interdicted by the U.S. Coast Guard

Interdicted ship carrying illegal migrants. Photo courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard

In the News

Each year, thousands of Chinese pay criminals known as "snakeheads" tens of thousands of dollars for a chance to illegally enter the United States and make their "fortunes."

They endure long, difficult voyages, months in hiding, beatings at the hands of snakehead "enforcers."

When they get to the United States, they find themselves trapped by debt and their illegal status.

Many never escape.

This IIP feature page examines their plight.

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT RESPONSE

•  Interview with James Chaparro, director of anti-smuggling at the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS).
•  Interview with Jim Puleo, director of the State Department's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
•  Article by Joseph R. Greene, assistant commissioner for investigations at the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)

 


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