In the letter I called the attention of the Attorney General to the large volume of illegal entries into our country. and the many harmful effects of such entries. and I asked for his comments on the dangers to our national security through the entry of enemy agents under cover of the heavy illicit traffic over our southern border. I did not receive a reply from the Department of Justice until November 20. 1953. The reply was contained in a letter signed by J. Lee Rankin. Assistant Attorney General. In the reply. which will be found at page 1304 of the CoNGRESSIONAL RECORD of February 4. 1954. Mr. Rankin stated: Since January 1. 1953. the border patrol of the Immigration Service has apprehended over 880.000 Mexican aliens illegally within the United States.
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