Article 6W0FK Fear grows among US’s 390,000 undocumented Chinese immigrants: ‘So many policies have changed’

Fear grows among US’s 390,000 undocumented Chinese immigrants: ‘So many policies have changed’

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Claire Wang
from US news | The Guardian on (#6W0FK)

Those newly arrived and those who have lived in the US for decades worry as Trump vows to deport Chinese nationals

In 2014, a few years after the birth of her second child, Jenny left China to flee an abusive relationship and government persecution for violating the one-child policy. She brought her younger daughter to San Francisco and, though undocumented, found work at a childcare facility and eventually married a US citizen.

Because of extended delays in visa processing, her green card application remains in limbo after three years, but she's never been particularly afraid of her immigration status. That is until Donald Trump won re-election last November, fueled in part by a promise to conduct the largest mass deportation program in US history.

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