Mr. BROWNELL. I did check into the records after that statement was made. That statement was made without prior consultation with me. There are no records in the Immigration Service that I can find that would support any such figures.

Now, while they are, ethically, of course, it is possible so long as there isn't airtight border patrol that subversives will come across, we do not believe that those figures are substantiated by any records of the Immigration Service.

Senator MCCARRAN. It was stated. Mr. Chairman, very emphatically a year ago when the drought was on in Texas and Arizona and New Mexico, that there were 200.000 Mexicans, wetbacks, that drifted into the Los Angeles region.

Now, of course, there could have been a great congregation of those people because they did not go into New Mexico, or Arizona or Texas on account of the drought that existed in that region.

But I think the number is high. I do not know whether it runs into a hundred thousand or what it runs into. I think from day to day it is high.

ALIEN REGISTRATION PROGRAM

Senator DIRKSEN. What results have you had from the so-called alien registration program? Has it been going on effectively? I notice in different parts of the country that advertising signs in post offices and that sort of thing come as a reminder to the people. Has there been a sharp increase in the number of aliens registered?

Mr. BROWNELL. It has been pretty well stabilized. It has been in operation long enough so that we can tell what the registration will be in reasonable amount.

Senator DIRKSEN. Are there any figures set up in tabular form, useful as information?

Mr. BROWNELL. Yes.

Senator DIRKSEN. I suppose we might insert them in the record at this point.

(The information referred to follows:)

Aliens who reported under the alien address program, by nationality: 1 During 1953

1 Figures do not include 77,419 alien address reports that were incomplete and 110,250 aliens in the United States in temporary status.

2 Persons who filed address reports because their citizenship status was in doubt.

Aliens who reported under the alien address program, by selected nationalities and

urban area and city: 1 During 1953

1 Rural-population of less than 2,500. Urban-population of 2,500 to 99,999. Cities-population of

100,000 or over.

2 Does not include 77,419 alien address reports that were incomplete, and 110,250 aliens in temporary

status.

BORDER RECRUITING PROGRAM

Senator ELLENDER. In regard to this wetback problem in Mexico,
how much more money are you now asking to cope with this wetback
problem than you have in the past?

Mr. BROWNELL. We are not asking for any increase. We are not
asking for any decrease. We would like to reserve the right to come
back to you before the end of the session when we have had more
experience under this border recruiting program.

Senator ELLENDER. You are cognizant of the fact there was testi-
mony produced recently before the Agriculture Committee that the
number of wetbacks that came across has appreciably increased in
the last few years, even though we had this so-called Mexican labor
law which is supposed to be utilized to decrease the volume of illegal
entries.