Why are so many Chinese crossing the southern border? (yahoo.com)
“The unemployment rate is very high. People cannot find work,” Xi Yan, a Chinese writer who crossed the border in April, told the Associated Press. “For small business owners, they cannot sustain their businesses.”
In June, China’s unemployment rate for 16-to-24-year-olds reached 21.3%, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. Sin Yen Ling, a spokesperson for the Asian American civil rights group Chinese for Affirmative Action, told the Austin American-Statesman that Beijing’s "recent crackdown on industries such as tech, real estate and education where young people have traditionally sought jobs have contributed to the high unemployment rate."
| A group of people, including many from China, walk along the wall after crossing the border with Mexico to seek asylum on Oct. 24 near Jacumba, Calif. (Gregory Bull/AP Photo) |
