Mexico. perfected arrangements with several Mexican smugglers whereby the contrabands were unlawfully brought into the United States and thereafter transported by automobile and train toward their interior destination. Florida coast: Smuggling operations between Cuba and points on the Florida coast having assumed alarming proportions. in the nionth of May the bureau selected and sent two experienced officials to Florida and Cuba for the purpose of making a thorough Investigation into and study of the situation in order that the most effective measures possible might be adopted to cope with it. Lack of funds has prevented the bureau from conducting an active campaign against aliens unlawfully resident here. and many such who were proper persons for deportation under our laws have been permitted to remain for this reason. In fact. It may be stated that the bureau has been careful to see that the activities in this direction of its field officers have been confined to the more extreme cases where. for peculiarly good cause. deportation should be accomplished. In this report the commissioner makes the following statement. which should arouse every patriotic American to action: It Is fully appreciated that dope. liquor. Chinese. and alien smuggling has become a lucrative business and Is being carried on by international gangs in which there have been found the hardest. most daring. and cleverest criminals. backed by no limit of funds and possessed of the highestpowered vehicles. boats. etc.. the automobile predominating as a means of traveling.
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Aliens are described as being part of international gangs involved in smuggling and other crimes.