從墨西哥非法進入加州的中國人數急劇攀升
The number of Chinese immigrants illegally crossing the Mexican border into California has skyrocketed in recent years, the result of a lucrative smuggling industry, mass migration from China and a diversifying pool of migrants settling in the United States.
從墨西哥邊境非法進入加州的中國移民人數最近幾年急劇上升，由於偷運行業的有利可圖，導致大量中國移民以及其他移民來到美國。
Between October and May, the first eight months of the fiscal year, Border Patrol agents in the San Diego sector apprehended an estimated 663 Chinese nationals, compared with 48 in the entire previous fiscal year and eight in the year before that, according to data provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
根據美國海關與邊境保護局的數據，去年10月到今年5月間（本財年8個月間），聖迭戈的邊境巡邏人員逮捕了大約663名中國國民，而前一財年總共才48人，再前一年是8人。
Before then, “we just weren’t getting [Chinese nationals],” said Wendi Lee, a spokeswoman for the Border Patrol.
再往前追溯，“我們連一箇中國人都沒逮捕到，”邊境巡邏部門的一位發言人如是說。
