IMMIGRATION: The Uninvited

Reports of aliens smuggled into this country continue to appear. Forty aliens, including several Somalilanders, were discovered acting as strike breakers in railroad shops at Scranton and Ashley, Pa. Striking shopmen called the attention of the Government to their presence. Deportation proceedings are under way.

Foreign ships are entering American ports with crews from four to six times the normal size—and most of the men disappear before the ships leave. Smuggling of aliens over the Mexican and Canadian borders and on the coast line of Florida has become very common since the 3% restriction law went into effect. One entire group of 43 Chinamen was caught near St. Andrews, Fla.

According to the report of Commissioner-General of Immigration W. W. Husband, 4,366 aliens were deported last year. Of these the greatest numbers were Mexicans (879), English (461), Chinese (411), Italians (404). Many more are known to have gained entrance to the country without detection.