{"id":2174625,"date":"2024-02-12T19:23:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T00:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-migrants-say-tiktok-is-helping-them-cross-u-s-border\/"},"modified":"2024-02-12T19:25:29","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T00:25:29","slug":"chinese-migrants-say-tiktok-is-helping-them-cross-u-s-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-migrants-say-tiktok-is-helping-them-cross-u-s-border\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese migrants credit TikTok for aiding their journey across the U.S. border"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchinese-migrants-say-tiktok-is-helping-them-cross-u-s-border%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2174625&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Chinese migrant sit\u200c in front of his tent near the US-Mexico border fence \u200cin Jacumba, California, on December 6, \u200b2023. (Photo by VALERIE MACON\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/taylor-tinsley\">Taylor Tinsley<\/a><br \/>4:19 PM \u2013 Monday, February 12,\u2062 2024<\/h2>\n<p>As thousands of migrants continue to arrive at \u2063the southern border, Chinese immigrants say videos on TikTok are showing them how and where to\u200b illegally\u2062 enter the United States.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>During a recent segment featured on <em>CBS\u2019<\/em>s \u2064\u201c60 Minutes,\u201d dozens of migrants could be seen entering the\u2062 U.S. through a gap at the border fence in Jacumba, California, just\u2064 60-miles east of \u200bSan Diego.<\/p>\n<p>This\u200c comes amid a surge\u200d in Chinese immigrants, many of which are \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-founders-son-urges-israel-to-assassinate-hamas-leaders-after-ceasefire-teach-them-a-lesson\/\" title=\"Hamas Founder\u2019s Son Urges Israel To Assassinate Hamas Leaders After Ceasefire: \u2018Teach Them A Lesson\u2019\">seeking political asylum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Some of those crossing the border said they \u200ctraveled for 40 days across at least\u2062 seven countries in\u200b order to reach Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Over the course of four days, crews said human smugglers dropped off a new vehicle\u2064 of migrants every half hour, totaling at nearly 600 people.<\/p>\n<p>A 37-year-old Chinese woman told \u201c60 \u2063Minutes\u201d \u2062that she learned of the entryway from TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>Some videos on the Chinese-run social media platform give users instructions on how to find gaps in the border wall and \u200beven how to hire\u200b smugglers to give them a ride.<\/p>\n<p>A TikTok\u2064 spokesperson said the platform prohibits human smuggling and removes\u200c such videos. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, its website says TikTok provides a place for \u201csurvivors of \u200bhuman exploitation to share their stories, and for migrants and refugees to be able to document their journeys, so we provide a space to do so.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>TikTok is not banned in mainland China, it\u2019s just \u201cinaccessible.\u201d The\u200d country has its own version of the platform called Douyin \u2064where a Chinese phone number is required.<\/p>\n<p>Citizens have\u2062 been able to \u200bfind ways \u2063to use TikTok instead of Douyin, however,\u200d such as installing a third party system into their cell phones \u200cor not inserting a China SIM card.<\/p>\n<p>Created by ByteDance, Douyin \u200boriginally launched in 2016 and the company\u2063 released TikTok as an overseas alternative in late 2016.<\/p>\n<p>According to data from the U.S. Customs\u200b and Border Protection approximately\u2062 37,000 Chinese nationals were apprehended at the border in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/eoir\/page\/file\/1107366\/download\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/eoir\/page\/file\/1107366\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Department of\u200b Justice<\/a> 2,681, or 55%, of Chinese immigrants were granted asylum.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, \u200cwith Senate Republicans\u200c killing\u2064 the most recent border bill, immigration reform continues to take the spotlight for top issues heading into the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>Stay\u200b informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox\u200c for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The president of the \u201cAntitrust Education \u200dProject\u201d says businesses like \u201cExon Mobil\u201d are now fighting back against \u200bESG shareholder activist groups. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Kansas Senator Roger Marshall explains why he is \u200copposed to the Ukraine aid package now making its\u200b way \u2063through the Senate. \u2062 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>There are American\u2019s \u200dstill held hostage in Gaza. Bryan Stern of Project DYNAMO says every American should be demanding \u2062their release.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Texas officers execute a \u200dsearch warrant on a home as the investigation into a shooting at a Houston\u200d mega-church continues today.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Nvidia\u00a0briefly surpassed Amazon.com Inc\u00a0in market capitalization on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Nvidia\u00a0is\u2062 building a new\u2064 business unit focused on designing bespoke chips for cloud computing firms and others.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Pinterest\u00a0dropped over 10% in a sign that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebook-ceo-calls-for-regulations-that-would-stifle-competitors\/\" title=\"Facebook CEO Calls for Regulations That Would Stifle Competitors\">smaller <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platforms<\/a><\/a> could be losing \u2062the battle to bigger players for\u2063 ad \u200cdollars.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Google says consumers can pay for better reasoning capabilities as it vies with Microsoft\u00a0to win subscriptions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> \u200bHow has\u2063 TikTok&#8217;s role as \u2064a \u2062social media platform \u2062influenced the surge in Chinese immigrants seeking political asylum in\u200d the\u2063 United States?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Control\u200d continues to be a significant issue for the United States. The surge in \u2064Chinese immigrants seeking political asylum \u2063has brought attention to the role of social media platforms, particularly TikTok, in facilitating illegal entry \u2064into the country.<\/p>\n<p>Videos\u2063 on TikTok have emerged,\u2062 purportedly showing Chinese immigrants how and\u2064 where to illegally enter the United States. These videos \u200dprovide instructions on\u200b finding gaps in the border wall and even hiring\u2063 smugglers for assistance. One migrant interviewed during a\u2064 segment on CBS&#8217; &#8220;60 Minutes&#8221; claimed to have\u200c learned about the entryway from TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>While TikTok claims to prohibit content related \u2062to human smuggling and removes such videos, some still manage \u2064to circulate on the \u2064platform. TikTok&#8217;s website explains that\u200d it aims to provide a\u200c space \u2063for survivors of human exploitation \u200dto share their stories and for\u2064 migrants and refugees to\u200b document their journeys. However, this raises concerns about the platform inadvertently aiding illegal activities.<\/p>\n<p>TikTok&#8217;s accessibility in\u200b China is limited, as the country has\u200c its own version of the \u200bplatform called Douyin,\u2063 which requires\u2062 a Chinese phone number for registration. \u2064Nevertheless, Chinese citizens have found ways to use TikTok instead of Douyin, \u200bsuch as\u2064 installing third-party systems on \u2062their cell phones \u200bor \u2064not using a China\u2064 SIM card.<\/p>\n<p>The surge in Chinese immigrants at the border highlights \u200dthe need\u2064 for effective immigration control measures. According to data from the \u2062U.S. Customs\u2063 and Border\u200b Protection, approximately\u200b 37,000 Chinese nationals \u2062were apprehended at\u200b the border in 2023. Among them, 2,681, or 55%, \u2062were granted asylum by\u200c the Department of \u200cJustice.<\/p>\n<p>This issue of illegal immigration is\u200c further complicated by the political landscape. \u200dWith Senate Republicans blocking the latest\u200d border bill, it becomes clear that\u2063 immigration\u2064 control\u2063 will continue to be a contentious and unresolved issue.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the influence of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-celebrate-medicare-anniversary-with-attacks-on-republicans\/\" title=\"Senate Democrats mark Medicare anniversary by criticizing Republicans.\">social media\u2064 platforms<\/a> like TikTok in \u2062facilitating illegal entry into\u2063 the United States cannot \u2063be\u200b overlooked. Despite TikTok&#8217;s claims to prohibit content related to human smuggling, videos providing instructions on illegal border \u2063crossing\u200b continue to circulate.\u200c The surge in\u200c Chinese\u2062 immigrants \u200cfurther \u2062emphasizes the need for effective immigration control measures, and \u2062the political landscape surrounding this issue remains contentious. It is crucial for the authorities to address this issue and find solutions \u200cthat \u200dsafeguard the\u2062 integrity of \u200bthe immigration system while \u2063ensuring the fair treatment of those seeking asylum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Chinese migrant sits near the US-Mexico border fence in Jacumba, California, on December 6, 2023. 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