’60 Minutes’ Cameras Catch Illegal Chinese Immigrants Pouring Into California: ‘We Were Surprised’

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When “60 Minutes” calls the situation at the border “unprecedented,” you know it has to be bad.

A shocking video shot at an unofficial crossing point near San Diego by the CBS show’s crew illustrated how easy it is for migrants to enter the country through a gap in the fence that borders private property.

The “60 Minutes” segment focused on Chinese citizens entering the U.S. illegally as part of a larger trend of border breaches, with Customs and Border Protection reporting apprehensions of 2.5 million illegal immigrants in the last year.

It was obvious from the reporting that even CBS reporter Sharyn Alfonsi was taken aback by what she saw.

“We were surprised to see the number of people coming through from China — nearly 7,000 miles away,” she said.

The “60 Minutes” crew witnessed the organized and routine nature of these crossings happening right before their eyes.

Groups of around 20 Chinese migrants would arrive every 30 minutes in SUVs driven by smugglers. The migrants would then walk single-file through the gap in the fence, ducking under a bit of razor wire.

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