It’s not just Mexicans who joined the illegal immigrant surge that began with President Bush’s amnesty announcement in January. Border Patrol agents in McAllen, Texas, acting on a late night tip, discovered 22 Chinese men who had been abandoned by human smugglers at a local motel.

“Although the Chinese nationals were economic migrants, their discovery August 16 in downtown McAllen left many with an uneasy feeling,” observed syndicated columnist James Pinkerton. “If a large group of men seeking work could be moved across the Rio Grande undetected, why not a squad of terrorists?”

“It’s so easy to get yourself across from Mexico, you just use the same routes as the dope traffickers,” stated a federal agent in McAllen who requested anonymity. “And where’s the money to be made–bringing in a pound of marijuana or one Middle Easterner who’ll pay $25,000?”

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