U.S. Federal Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( USICE ) Recent raids against illegal immigration, frequently raided a number of workplaces, frequent illegal immigrants arrested in U.S. states. At the same time, law enforcement authorities to step up deportation of illegal immigrants, the first to use high-cost charter flights, repatriation 119 illegal immigrants were Chinese nationals were repatriated only American Dreams, and some also owe a huge debt can not be repaid smuggling; others to bear the couple apart, separated from grief.

Chinese immigrants in the United States, wrote a tragic history of struggle. For most immigrants, dream, dreams, is to support one of their greatest force uprooted. In recent years, the biggest one force Chinese immigrants from Fuzhou. Early in Guangdong Taishan dominated New York Chinatown, Fuzhou has become the world. According to the Fujian overseas compatriot leaders estimate that the nation has about Fuzhou 70thousand, the only one place in New York, 300thousand people.

According to Fuzhou Overseas Chinese Affairs Office to the latest statistics, currently in the United States who have been around Changle 28 million people. It is said that the streets of Chinatown in New York, there are seven people in Fuzhou Changle ten people. Association President Chen Xueshun York Changle said Changle people living in America 7% has legal residency status. In other words, there is still an almost three Fuzhou are illegal immigrants. Fuzhou known to hard-working people, finally Kujinganlai proudly one day, and now have to face the violation of immigration laws and some were sent back to the origin of the tragedy. Even if someone holds a green card, but infringed the penal law, a green card is not a paper talisman still be deported.

Frightened afraid to return to her parents
On 5- 25-2006, the Senate voted to pass a major immigration reform bill, in addition to strengthening border control, and will be given to millions of illegal immigrants to remain in the United States the opportunity to seek legal status. Many illegal immigrants to be blown away, that adjustment of status of a turnaround, but suddenly it was rumored that the law enforcement authorities wantonly arrest illegal immigrants, making them a false hope, it was even more anxiety.

According to "USA Today" reported, ICE will increase in manpower twice last year, up to52 units, plans annually arrest 4-50000 illegal immigrants.

Meanwhile, Texas Ruimeng Louisville City (Ray-mondville) , costing $ 50 million illegal immigrants in detention centers, and is currently building up the works. The center has two thousand beds, five detention centers in Texas, the largest detention center in the past immigration authorities due to limited space and lack of manpower on illegal immigration "catch and release" approach criticized.

According to the "agency" 7 May 19 , citing Chinese Ministry of Public Security, according to the agreement reached by the two sides, recently ICE charter flights for the first time, the 119 Chinese nationals repatriated to China batch stowaways. To this end the relevant officials of the Chinese Consulate in Houston team of six, 6 May 26 arrived in El Paso, Texas, one by one check to be repatriated Chinese citizenship. The same plane were repatriated 119 people were arrested across the country are Chinese illegal immigrants, some detainees awaiting deportation for up to six months.

This is the first collaboration rack US repatriation plane, in six months 28 am 6 O'clock from Texas Airport, the destination is Fuzhou Changle International Airport. The repatriation of Chinese stowaways plane of action, without prior disclosure. Until one of them being repatriated illegal immigrants home Changle, 7 months 6 days call the New York friends disclosure repatriation process, the "World News" exclusive report after exposure, shocked the Chinese community.

Cooperation with the United States and China for the first time the repatriation of Chinese stowaways plane certainly cause for concern, that illegal immigration sleepless nights, there are numerous reports of U.S. states in recent ICE raids arresting events to Fuzhou human body takeout Chinese restaurant and buffet in the restaurant , the first to be affected.

Among the many Fujianese people infested New York Chinatown East Broadway Street area, ICE several times the past six months against illegal immigration, including the interrogation techniques used by long-distance bus passengers, residents and other families, the Chinese community are deeply worried, Fujian Overseas Chinese Group leaders are worried that a series of enforcement actions will lead to the Fujianese who live out of state like a frightened, afraid to return to revive the New York Chinatown "maiden" vacation consumption, long-distance bus passengers dropped, Chinatown restaurant businesses loss of a large number of tourists, business has plummeted, hit Chinatown economy.

This year, ICE in order to perform the U.S. Department of Homeland Security "Border Security Plan" ( Secure Border Initiative ), went on the attack, the height of success. In five month announced record, for example, has successfully conducted seven raids actions, including two involved in the Chinese restaurant, the victim pleaded guilty wealth accumulated over the years come to naught.

One of the parties is the state capital of Albany in New York, operating two named " Dragon Buffet "Chinese restaurant guohui year, 5 May 11 , he admitted in court that "hiring and hiding" illegal immigration charges.

GuoHui holds a green card in the last 11 months was arrested after federal immigration officers arrested Albany has nine main Chinese restaurant Huaren Dong Cheng Kun, pulled guohui other serial case, a total of nine Chinese were prosecuted, Another 84 illegal immigrants were arrested, confiscated a total of 140 ten thousand yuan of property, cash and 11 luxury cars.

ICE another "record", but also with the Chinese in the restaurant about. This year 5 months 10 days, two brothers surnamed Lin Garden operations in Kentucky ( Golden China Buffet ) in the restaurant was raided, events Lin brothers accused of transportation, and the employment of illegal immigrants hiding counts.

According to "The New York Times" 7 months 30 days from the bottom of Cincinnati reports, ICE is Ohio, Kentucky and other states, resolutely implement new strategies to combat illegal immigration employers, including criminal charges against employers, the person in charge off into the cell and confiscation of assets through legal channels. This action has enabled employers and immigrant communities never felt panic.

Reported that, ICE recently suddenly Ohio for the national company introduced low-wage workers "Garcia Labor Company" ( Arcia Labor Co. ) made with hiring illegal immigrants the 40 entries federal charges. The company's president Maxi Mimno‧ Garcia ( Maximino Garcia ) accused of assisting illegal immigration and money laundering felony, if convicted, could face 20 years in prison, forfeiture of the headquarters building and a fine 1200 yuan.

Reports mention, 7 months 21 days, federal law enforcement officers closed the Ohio FilFeder buffet in the restaurant Garden ( Bee's Buffet ), arrested the restaurant owner JiangjingFei, he was charged with the offense of employing illegal immigrants.

"The New York Times" said that in this wave action, Ohio and Kentucky, there are at least four companies charged. ICE move, so that some re-examination of the company's personnel director as an employee file and modify the recruitment policy. This caused panic in immigrant communities in Ohio. Dayton Ohio Catholic nuns Woer Fu Kang ( Teresa Ann Wolf ) said: "People fear to go out shopping, afraid to church."

According to this understanding, Jiang Jingfei in Cincinnati near the city Feierfade town ( Fairfield ) opened a popular Chinese restaurant "Garden." Because he applied for political asylum in 1990 was attended immigration court failed to schedule a public hearing, was sentenced to deportation, has been at large. This year six month arrested a federal grand jury Southern District of Ohio, 7 months 20 days of his employment of illegal immigrants charged with offenses, if convicted, will face 10 years in prison and deportation after serving their sentences. Even if found not guilty, he could not escape the fate of being repatriated.

Federal court documents that Jiang Jingfei open a Chinese restaurant in Ohio, New York employment agency hired by the Chinese and Mexican workers, most of whom are illegal immigrants. Federal agents after nearly a year of follow-up survey after 6 months 5 days in JiangjingFei's residence in one fell swoop arrested 12 people, two Mexicans were subsequently deported five people because of immigration case has not yet been released closed.

ICE spokesman PaMoer( CraigPalmore ) said, including Jiang Jingfei including seven illegal immigrants, six of them will likely be deported immigrants currently sequestered Michigan prison, some of whom may have been deported.

Panic fear a living
In Virginia, a waiter in the restaurant doing Kobayashi said that since the outgoing ICE raids in some Chinese restaurants, arrests of illegal immigrants in the news, did not like him the identity of a person carrying a heavy debt smuggling, slightly There are signs of trouble, scared half to death.

He said that one day, the store into two uniformed Americans, at first glance, he thought it was the immigration officials to inventory status, scared hand flick, all the dishes on the tray fell to the ground, that they do not know on the inside, but also kindly came to comfort him. Later I discovered that a false alarm, the boss really complain about the meal. So scary to live, so he generates a "long night when Dan" feeling.

"There is no identity of taste really bad experience, real or imagined, the ever-present fear, go on like this, my spirit was really a bit weak to continue." Kobayashi complain said.

Fujian Association of the United States received a number of days of work out of state, there is a deportation order in the body of folks calls, which means that by immigration detention, will be repatriated to China in recent days. Including in Washington and Virginia arrested Fujianese folks in the restaurant, some of them holding a green card, but in the past have infringed the penal law a criminal record, but also the repatriation of the column.

Because illegal immigrants were arrested over the case after another, no identity who feel insecure.Many past employment of illegal immigrants in the restaurant, the current shortage of manpower situation. Especially those located in the United States border, for more stringent immigration status inventory states, such as Florida and Michigan, etc., but by paying the past due to new immigrants favored, but now little interest, other types of work, such as enterprises in the restaurant table, cash register, odds and ends and so on, even if there have asked people to raise wages difficult situation. "No one wants to earn some money and willing to take the risk of leaving the repatriation."

New York Chinatown East Employment Agencies Yesu Shan said, had recently received a commission in the restaurant out of state asked people to call, expressed the hope to hire a person, the problem is, "You pick one, others pick you."

Law enforcement authorities recently arrested illegal immigrants tentacles extend from the restaurant to the employment agency, the industry felt unprecedented pressure, not only businesses affected, also affecting the normal operation of the restaurant. In order to pay off debts and life, many people still have luck to find a job. But some fear of raids in the restaurant received the first paycheck after the resignation quit in order to reduce the risk of being arrested.

In Florida takeout Chinese restaurant opened Ms. Cheng said that the 911, the Administration does not hesitate for illegal immigrants more, all close to the U.S. border states, in the restaurant more than your employees and business increasingly difficult , some time ago in her restaurant in a wok Fuzhou folks either a monthly income of $2,600 , but because of fear of becoming USCIS home inventory object, firmly resign to New York seeking employment, because New York has yet to appear in the restaurant ICE official site detect illegal immigration situation, relatively safe.

New York Chinatown employment agency responsible CITIC Miss Kim said that since the Immigration Act of discussion since the end of last year, a succession of arrests of illegal immigrants came across the news agency business is adversely affected, the past day, nearly two hundred people come up to work Now nearly half.

Miss Kim pointed out that as long as it is in that state came to arrest people, that the state can not find the staff in the restaurant. General sizable restaurant owners are the first to require employees to "better to have identity," even at the cost of the wage increase from$2,800  to $ 3,000, still can not find a suitable candidate, after all, a lot of people do restaurants do not have identity.

Runs the risk of a small leak will sink a great ship
From the current law enforcement authorities arrest illegal immigration cases reported so far, a number of Chinese illegal immigrants seems to be "runs the risk of" leading identity was revealed, if a person is for violating traffic rules, the police stopped and checked and found; someone because of the ages, suspected of shoplifting at a department store, without fire; someone impulsively early and mouth, then a fight was an alarm; street pee because more people charged with misconduct by the police and so on. Fujian overseas compatriot leaders called for no identity of Fujianese folks to abide by the law, "Gaqiweiba man" in order to avoid asking for trouble.

Lin, a Fujianese people in the decoration, years ago, a wood shop in Flushing because of the small and therefore conflict with others, it was the police, which revealed he had a deportation order in the body, he was immediately sent to the immigration detention center, is currently being waiting for repatriation.

He's a high-surnamed friend sorry to say that a small leak will sink a great ship. This name Lin who has just sold a house in Staten Island and Queens Fresh Meadows set another new home, did not think the risk of such rapid change, future and personal belongings suffered serious losses.

In Arizona, a small Chinese restaurant workers is high, along with four friends drove to New York to drink wedding, speeding on the highway, stopped by the police seized and expose his illegal immigration status. Even more baffling is that the day he was "S Club", who have ten thousand dollars in cash, after being held all confiscated.

In this regard, the New York lawyers Lee Jin-Jin said that if this is true, Mr. Gao's more than ten thousand dollars shall be reimbursed, should not be forfeited.

Fujian Changle origin of Mrs. Cheng, 2003 was the use of the one-child policy of the United States failed asylum application, the judge under a deportation order, she did not appeal, began to lose legal status. 2005 In a month, she want to take a bus to Penn Station in New York, by immigration officers boarded the bus one by one check. Found her in the deportation list, immediately shut her York prison, and immediately began the repatriation procedures.

However, the Chairman of the Association of Fujian Changle Chen Xueshun pointed out to the folks in New York will not help much, ICE raids in the restaurant, although several cases out of state, but the eastern United States is less common. Due to the current weather hotter, and some folks to revive the hope that a period of rest before continuing to work. Sources said ICE raids actions made some intend invited to New York to attend the wedding of folks discouraged, but Chen Xueshun that right folks drink wedding in New York is not a big impact. He described the work of the folks out of state, the future New York as a "back home."

He estimated that the New York area within a short period, law enforcement authorities will not simply take Chinese illegal immigrants "surgery." Because New York is an international metropolis, but also a center for Chinese immigrants, indeed affect the whole body.

American Fujian Association Chairman stone water girl confirmed recently received some in Washington and Virginia in the restaurant was arrested in Fujian folks calls, calling out of state arrested by immigration. He advised them to contact an attorney as soon as possible to assess their likelihood to remain in the United States.

Repatriation of origin uncomfortable with being separated
Standing in the position of the U.S. authorities, the repatriation of illegal immigrants is imperative, but the resulting family tragedy but conflict with reason and law.

Who lives in Long Island, NY, from Fuzhou Changle high Qi, has a U.S. citizenship. 2003 years 2 months 27 days, he will never forget the day, the day he excitedly took his wife GuoJianping green card application to the immigration interview, not knowing GuoJianping has been deported on the list, which no doubt it was "right time." GuoJianping was found when interviewed had applied for political asylum was rejected, immigration deportation order was later sent to the site of her, she did not receive, was arrested and put on a plane the next day incurs repatriated since then with her husband and two juveniles age separated from their children.

GuoJianping 1993 was smuggled into the United States, from 1994 onwards, holding a green card for his wife on a high Qi apply for permanent resident status until he became an American citizen neither permitted. During which he was under the 245i terms for his wife to pay the penalty for conversion status. Easy to wait until 2000 for the first time interview, playing a finger mold, the immigration officer said that he would check whether there is a criminal record, etc., did not immediately adopted, but indicated in the passport identity in being converted.

In the process of waiting for a green card marriage, GuoJianping mistakenly believed hide "two-pronged" to apply for political asylum, 1,998 were refused. Then had a lawyer Gao Qi query, the caller said the marriage has applied for a green card anyway GuoJianping, should be no problem, to ask his own immigration. Later he spend a Chinese immigrant service agency commissioned to track progress of an application, received a 2003 years 2 months 27 days interview notice, I did not expect to wait for a couple far apart their doom.

Day meeting, the immigration officer at the very start on the high-Qi said: "your wife have a removal order in the body, to be executed immediately." GuoJianping spot was taken away. Gao Qi Jiaoxin waited one night, the next morning, GuoJianping called him in detention cried and said: "I'm going to be deported, and you quickly come and save me."

Gao Qi quickly with a pair of very young children arrived at the immigration detention center in Jamaica, Queens, I discovered that his wife had been taken to the John F. Kennedy airport for deportation. They catch the airport,GuoJianping has been brought to the aircraft, high-kei crying into a ball with the kids.

As GuoJianping suddenly deported, although the high Qi has become a U.S. citizen, but to face his wife for overstaying 10 years shall not enter punishment. Gao Qi was originally set up in the restaurant on Long Island, his wife repatriated after he inadvertently operated restaurants easy to master, he was reunited with their children return home with GuoJianping, but still could not get his wife back to the U.S..

Today, high-kei a four forced separated three places. Because, now 11 -year-old son after school regress back to the mainland, high-kei had with their children return to the U.S., but they have to work to earn a living in New York, unable to care for his son, had his son in the care of his sister's home. GuoJianping and six year old daughter to stay in Fuzhou Tingjiang. Son befell the family upheaval, the character became more introverted, declining academic performance.

Gao Qi regard both anger and frustration. He asked the U.S. policy of repatriation, whether it is to solve social problems, or to create new social problems? He's happy, and happy family of four, and now was abruptly dismantled, family problems caused by his son's psychological barriers, both his personal and family misfortune, but also the U.S. democracy-styled humanitarian unfortunate.

Gao Qi had on his family tragedy, many times to the American Fujian Association, Lin Foundation Chinese community for help, the current problem is not resolved.

Repatriation of human tragedy caused the most concern is living in Philadelphia 32 -year-old Jiang needle Star Fujianese women this year, two months seven days by immigration officials forcibly sent to New York John F Kennedy International Airport deportation, resulting in the belly over three month twins abortion, public outcry after the incident, have criticized the law enforcement authorities perverse practices.

Jiang needle Star "repatriation abortion" murder case, the way immigrant repatriation operation unit was attacked and comprehensive review of the extensive media coverage. "Difficult to commit outrage," Immigration to give Jiang needle out six months period of legal residence, and to permit the needle out with her husband, Jiang Zhang Tianxiao political asylum in the case pending the outcome of legal in America, but it shall be fixed to the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services report.

Jiang needle star, Zhang Tianxiaocouple settled in Philadelphia 11 years, two sons were born in the United States. "Repatriation abortion" Shortly after the incident, the two put in Philadelphia for many years in the restaurant business disposal, Zhang Tianxiao diverted to real estate, Jiang needle out the rest at home.

Mythos hard a tragic history of immigration
Foundation President Lin Huang Keqiang pointed out that the current U.S. policy of repatriation, not only cause similar high Qi, Jiang needle Star family tragedy, it will generate many new social problems, including fueling exploitation, bullying, relying resentment and retaliation, or even "have identity The identity of the person who did not bully. "

He cites some of the restaurant owner because employees are illegal immigrants, willful default salary, when employees theory, actually pointing a gun at the head of each other intimidation. Although some employees exploitation bullying, but their illegal immigration status scruples, swallow not the police, fueling each other's arrogance.

He further example, quarrel between colleagues in the restaurant was originally a small thing, but some rely on resentment revenge, the other did not report to the immigration status. Huang Keqiang said that to a moment of anger, destroying a person or even the whole family happiness, such behavior should not be encouraged.

Huang Keqiang pointed out that some disadvantage in the competition in the restaurant proprietor, in order to combat the opponent, the opponent will be reported to the immigration hire illegal immigrants. Chinese community in New York, some Chinese compatriots look down on illegal immigration, "They forget their parents also have been illegal immigrants. Because no Chinese American soil kinds of people in addition to the Indians, other ethnic groups are foreign. "

Active Chinese community Huang Keqiang, Fuzhou folks often receives requests for assistance. Some work in the restaurant was arrested, is currently facing repatriation fate; plenty in the body due to a deportation order, you must report to the Immigration Department on time, did not think "equal to their own sent home," on the spot in custody.

Huang Keqiang said that many illegal immigrants to the United States are burdened near large debt, once they are repatriated, the whole family in dire straits. Fujian region is smuggled into the United States market, by about 7 Wan 3000 to $ 7 Wan 8000 per month. This huge smuggling fee, some are borrowed from relatives and friends, some from usury. Stowaways if we can successfully work in the U.S. a few years, will soon pay off the debt, but some people "bad luck", soon to be repatriated to the United States, the family is shrouded in gloom.

He said a recent illegal immigrants were repatriated in Fuzhou, had owed $65,000 smuggling fee, only repaid $25,000, and by the usury, people simply can not afford repayment on the mainland.

Women also have an illegal immigrant, was deported back to the United States for two years, owed fifty thousand yuan smuggling fee, home creditors Blessings "Hansha enemies" had to sacrifice ourselves "escort lady" to save the family from the Oliver.

According to immigration enforcement units, where recent annual Chinese nationals were repatriated illegal immigrants about hundreds of people, while issuing a deportation order, still living in the Chinese illegal immigrants in the United States, has reached 35,000 people to 40,000 people.

U.S. authorities intend to return for the current 30,000 to 40,000 Chinese illegal immigrants, Huang Keqiang think that this is not realistic. His calculations to charter cost $400 per person, the four million people need to spend $16,000,000 not including other detention costs.

United States, "National Weekly" ( National Journal ) 6 month issued a "secret weapon smugglers," a text, explore Chinese history and current situation of human trafficking, referring to the Chinese are willing to pay up to $60,000 to $90,000 of illegal fees to smugglers, mainly by caught and sent back is unlikely, by the hard work can pay off smuggling fees and happy life in the United States.

Reported that illegal immigrants from China to the United States, "snakeheads" have been charged per person from the previous $ 30,000 rose to $60,000, the highest for up to $90,000. Because Chinese stowaways were arrested and sent back the probability is not high, and 2001 on the Supreme Court a ruling one-child policy, but also to provide them with the opportunity to be able to seek political asylum. Thus, thousands of Chinese people illegally enter the United States and stayed on. This includes already arrested 72,000 people, including at least 39,000 people are found to be repatriated, but they have not been repatriated after being released. One important reason is that the Chinese government cooperate in repatriation, the Chinese illegal immigrants benefit.

"Country Weekly" reported that the United States calls for immigration reform, including requesting amnesty, to further stimulate smuggling. Many Chinese legend, the U.S. Every four or five years we should amnesty once, just go to the United States, will one day be amnesty, which is one of the reasons can not stop illegal immigration.

Huang Keqiang is that, regardless of how the law enforcement authorities against illegal immigration, smuggling is still very difficult to curb the trend. Because "you have a champion before, I have thousands of old." And some have not yet been repatriated tens of thousands of dollars to pay off smuggling fee, under the weight of huge debt in addition to the United States to work illegally re debt, have no choice.

Chinese illegal immigrants were repatriated to the United States illegally again after a long time. If 1993 was shocked the world "golden Adventures" smuggling boat incident, there were 111 ethnic Chinese illegal immigrants were repatriated to countries of origin, where 60 people were later smuggled into the United States from the Fujian again, most people will soon pay off smuggling debts.

Fuzhou people in the United States "to invigorate the economy," the ability to see, they toiled hard in a foreign land, created an economic miracle, New York, over ninety percent of Chinese takeaway belong to Fuzhou, they have a lot of chains, in addition to good dining industry, but also to enter the transportation, construction, supermarket industry and various service industries. Chinatown East Broadway Avenue in New York, became a famous "Fuzhou street." Three-step one, Buyi shop, vibrant. Fuzhou's economic strength and vitality, impressive. In recent years, many people among New York's exclusive residential area of Fuzhou.

Huang Keqiang said with emotion: "From the big eyes chicken ( wooden ) to the Golden Adventures, Chinese immigrants rugged road twists and turns, and write a tragic history. "