Nearly all those apprehended are adult males seeking jobs here or trying to make their way into the interior of the United States. Seventyfive percent of the wetbacks are caught near the border within 72 hours after they cross. The others are nabbed at highway check points. on trains or buses. or at work. Most of the illegals cross at night. Some carry small bundles of clothing. Immigration officials said the number of wetbacks caught is the highest in 7 or 8 years. Curtailment of the bracero import program and economic conditions in Mexico are believed to have stimulated the wetback influx. A Juarez newspaper estimated that there are 35.000 unemployed "chiefs of family" in that city alone.
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