WASHINGTON – The number of Chinese migrants attempting to illegally cross into the US has surged since President Biden took office, alarming congressional Republicans as Beijing makes increasingly audacious moves to spy on Americans.

Since Oct. 1, 2022, US Customs and Border Protection reports encountering 39,575 Chinese citizens, a 115% increase from the number encountered in the last full fiscal year of former President Donald Trump’s term.

“When you open our borders, you don’t get to pick who comes through,” Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) told The Post Thursday. “The [Chinese Communist Party] infiltrating our country is a consequence of the Democrats’ open border policies that puts our national security at risk.”

Between Oct. 1, 2019 and Sept. 30, 2020, CBP reports, 18,395 Chinese migrants were caught attempting to enter the US. That figure climbed to 23,471 in fiscal year 2021 and 27,756 in fiscal year 2022.

As of Aug. 1, the number of Chinese migrant encounters is already up 43% over the number encountered in all of fiscal year 2022, driven by at least 4,000 stops per month beginning in March of this year.

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