[Vermont Lt]

When people wonder why all of these “military aged” Chinese men are crossing the border they need to keep the key parts of this story in mind.

For a young 20-30 year old Chinese man there is virtually no future. The economy sucks for most people. There are very few women to meet, date, and marry. They are stuck caring for elderly, sick parents in backwater towns.

They are not coming here to “invade”. They are coming here out of desperation.

I am not supporting allowing them into the country at all. But if you look at who is coming here, it tells you what you need to know about China.

[BobL]

“They are not coming here to “invade”. They are coming here out of desperation.”

Since I don’t know any, and they are coming in ILLEGALLY, I’m willing to think that they may have ulterior motives. Especially because the ones you describe also don’t have the financial means to make it here, is it is VERY EXPENSIVE to get into the US via the Southern Route (cartels payoffs throughout the journey, for example).

...but then maybe that’s just me.

[Red Badger]

[nathanbedford]

I agree with your contention that the bulk of the military age Chinese males illegally infiltrating America are likely crossing the border not with terrorist intent but out of economic necessity and a yearning for a better life similar to the motivation of other illegal aliens.

However, it is good to remember that it required only 19 terrorists armed with only box cutters to shake America to its core, disrupt aviation, cast us into recession, and precipitate two very ill considered disastrous wars for which we have yet to recover.

I calculate from the government figures that in the last two years nearly 100,000 illegal Chinese have entered the country and I suspect they can find 19 men with box cutters among them. It is not beyond the cold-blooded ruthlessness of the Chinese regime to threaten the families of every one of these men with torture and murder if the men do not carry out sabotage on order.