The group of overseas migrants represents a tiny fraction of the more than 408,000 people caught crossing the Mexican border illegally in the last year. India and China are now squarely among the top 10 countries of origin for people caught trying to sneak into the United States. Now some people are taking a different approach altogether by making their way to Mexico to try to sneak into the United States as visas are harder to come by. Most Mexican migrants caught at the border are sent home within just a few days. In 2013 Mexican immigration authorities arrested fewer than 1,000 migrants from Asia and Africa, while the number rose to nearly 11,000 from January through August.--AP

Source: New Strait Times November 01, 2016 07:55 UTC