American and Canadian authorities trailed him constantly as he made "drops" of packages across the continent. He and a companion finally were apprehended in New York. The fact that the man was from mainland China and was apparently smuggling in narcotics gives us another dimension of the problem of illegal immigrationthe possibility that Communist spies are entering America and bringing with them narcotics. In fiscal year 1970. according to the Immigration and Naturalization Services official statistics. 8.548 crewmen are known to have deserted ship in the United States. How many more deserted in Canada and were unreported to Canadian authorities is anybodys guess. Of the known deserters from ships in American ports. 5.699 were from Europe and 1.962 from Asia. principally Taiwan and Hong Kong. Curiously. however. INS keeps records on deportations to Taiwan and Hong Kong. but does not break down the number of deserters who started out from Hong Kong. on the doorstep to Red China. The number of known deserters is not high. but it is steadily rising and poses another problem to the American economy.
Identified stereotypes
Generalization that illegal immigrants from China are smuggling narcotics and are Communist spies.