Illegal Immigration - in China

Filed in archive Asia on July 27, 2009

When illegal immigration gets mentioned in the press people usually assume the story is about Latin American immigration into the United States. But China has its own problem with illegal immigration, and the source community for the immigrants is Africa.

China Economic Net recently reported on police efforts in Guangzhou to crack down on illegal immigration. The police efforts come after more than 100 African people protested outside a local police station in Guangzhou's downtown Guangyuanxi Lu earlier this month following "unconfirmed reports that a Nigerian died after jumping out of a building to escape a passport check," according to China Economic Net.

About a million foreigners enter Guangzhou every year. China's increased economic interest in Africa has led to increased immigration from Africa.


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