Yuri Bezmenov pointed out that he knew that if he didn't defect to the right people in the US, they would send him back or worse. The US government, elements of it, are actively working for our enemies. We need to accept this fact. Then we need to purge the government.
All Chinese students have ties to the PLA by virtue of being subjects of a communist authoritarian 'government'.
Then there are some trying to escape an authoritarian regime.
They can escape all they want, it just needs to not be the US. There are hundreds of other countries they can go spy, excuse me, escape to.
Yuri Bezmenov pointed out that he knew that if he didn't defect to the right people in the US, they would send him back or worse. The US government, elements of it, are actively working for our enemies. We need to accept this fact. Then we need to purge the government.
Then claim asylum.