 painting the trek as little more than a nice camping trip. Chinese numbers have increased from 400 over half of last year to now over 100 daily, each paying up to $30,000 to get to the U.S. Greta and I recently spent a day talking to these migrants to find out why they're coming now. Why did you leave China and why do you want to go to the United States? Why did you leave China and why do you want to go to the U.S.? Why did you leave China and why do you want to go to the U.S.?