Growing concerns about the security of the US border are being raised due to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.
Rep. Carlos A. Giménez has expressed concern about 17 Chinese nationals being detained in his district, suggesting that the Communist Chinese Party is gaining influence in South Florida and potentially poses security risks.
Other Republican lawmakers have also raised similar concerns, claiming that the Biden administration is recklessly releasing Chinese migrants without proper vetting.
🚨President Biden’s reckless open-border policies have allowed for millions to enter America illegally.
Now, 17 nationals from Communist China have landed in my district, Key Largo, illegally.
I’m demanding answers. pic.twitter.com/D1We1Lw9ze
— Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez (@RepCarlos) October 27, 2023
“As you know that I serve on the House Armed Services Committee but also on the House Select Committee on the competition between the United States and the Communist Chinese Party. And, recently we saw where 17 Chinese Nationals were apprehended in the Florida Keys,” Giménez said.
“Very concerning for me. I mean, I have gotten indication, have gotten information that the Communist Chinese party is getting more and more influence in our hemisphere, especially around South Florida. We know that they’ve got activities going on in Cuba. They also see that they’re doing a lot of infrastructure work also in the Bahamas,” he continued.
“All of this again, very concerning to me,” Giménez added. “Why were they trying to sneak into the country? What was their purpose? Again, I think it’s the first time that we’ve actually apprehended Chinese Nationals in our part of the country,” he said.
The Biden administration has requested funding for various purposes, but critics argue that national safety should be prioritized over party ideology.
President Biden’s border aid package is not designed to stop the crisis at our southern border. It's designed to make it worse.
Under President Biden’s watch, America is seeing the highest rates of illegal aliens EVER.#BidenBorderCrisishttps://t.co/umoTqu00Uo
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) October 24, 2023
“According to senators, nearly 18,000 Chinese nationals were encountered at the U.S.-Mexico border in fiscal 2023, a nearly tenfold jump from just over 2,000 last year,” the report found.
“July set the record for nationwide encounters with Chinese nationals with just over 6,100. 94.8 percent of Chinese national encounters in FY23 have been single adults. This trend poses a significant threat to our national security and warrants immediate attention and action from the Department of Homeland Security,” senators wrote in a letter to Biden.
“It is our understanding that not a single one of these individuals encountered has been detained for any length of time but rather benefited from this administration’s policy of catch and release.”
