Dr. Phil went on Fox News on Tuesday to talk to host Sean Hannity about his recent trip to the US-Mexico border, which has seen a massive influx of Chinese migrants as of late.

“We would be incredibly narcissistic to assume that these people are coming in here just because they’re in the neighborhood,” Dr. Phil said.

“What are they doing? If they’re working in farming, if they’re working in industry, I promise you they are expected to do certain things,” he continued. “Are they spying? Are they sending seeds back from farming to China? Are they getting plans from industries they’re working on?”

Daily Mail reported that while most of the migrants crossing the border were from central and South America in the past, thousands are now coming from China. During the 2023 fiscal year that ended in September, U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported 24,048 Chinese citizens were apprehended at the Mexico border, which is more than in the ten previous years combined.