He found in Bangkok, Thailand there was a rich supply of stolen and forged documents. Wenhong's mother, in China, was being pressured by the snakeheads for their money. One year after he arrived in Canada, Wenhong was denied refugee status like most of his shipmates. Wenhong disappeared across the US border. One of the most ideal places is the Akwesasne reserve, which straddles the border between Ontario and New York State.
Police have no jurisdiction on the reserve and there are lots of ways in and out.
He joined the tens of thousands of illegal Fujians already working there, many of them for long hours and little pay. As for the rusting boats that brought Wenhong Lin and the others to Canada they were sold to a diving club for one dollar. To raise the money to sink them and create an artificial diving reef the club is raising money by taking people on tours of the boats.