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Lost in translation: Bay Area’s Chinese undocumented immigrants face court alone
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Mission Local
The San Francisco Bay Area has long been a notable hub for Chinese immigrants — documented and undocumented.
Perhaps hundreds of Chinese immigrants are now either going at it alone or, like others, hiring individuals who lack the qualifications to serve them appropriately, local nonprofits said.
Chinese undocumented immigration surged after the pandemic.
In 2023 and 2024 alone, more than 60,000 Chinese residents came in through Mexico, compared to just 2,143 in 2022.
There were at least 25,000 undocumented Chinese immigrants in the Bay Area’s nine counties as of 2019, according to the Migration Policy Institute.