Mr. Habberton: A cutback of $697.000 is scheduled in items covering alien travel. contractual detention. hospitalization. and food for aliens. If the ratio between deportations overseas and those to adjacent countries remains about the same in 1955 as in the fiscal year 1953. this cutback should have no material detrimental effect upon activity looking to deportations to countries other than Mexico. However. it does mean that funds will not be available for airlift. trainlift. or buslift of Mexican aliens. Also. depending upon developments. the Service may be financially unable to accept custody of all aliens picked up by local lawenforcement officers in the lower California and Texas areas. The fact is that the Service is grossly understaffed in this matter of enforcement of our immigration laws as they concern Mexican aliens. I have in my hand a clipping from the Fresno Bee of February 24. which is as follows: WErBACK ISSUE IN FRESNO CoUNTY STIRs DISPUTE FRESN.-Fresno County supervisors angrily rejected a statement by the Immigration Service that it can make no additional efforts to drive out invading swarms of wetbacks. And the county board resolved to appeal to its Congressmen for stronger control at the Nations southern border so that Mexican nationals will be halted from coming in. rather than be rounded up after making good their entry. Board Chairman Sidney Cruff had demanded of the Immigration and Naturalization Service that it send additional agents to clear out wetbacks because the Mexicans are replacing domestic farm labor and causing employment and relief burdens.
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