Blame for widespread illegal immigration into Palestine is placed at the door of the Palestine government in an article in the current issue of Near East and India.
“Most of the widespread attempts at entering the country without permission,” the article states, “must be traced to the severity of certain restrictions, for example: dependents or fiancees of persons resident here cannot obtain permits owing to the great demand, and they consequently try to work their way in undetected.
“Another factor is undoubtedly the underground operation of unscrupulous agencies in neighboring countries which are said to collect fifty or sixty pounds per head on the promise to get the victims safely into Palestine (now a land flowing with gold and money) and then, when they push them over the border, leave them to their own devices, with the result that the inexperienced people fall by various routes into the hands of the police.
“The contention of the Jewish Agency that the government has seriously underestimated the economic absorption capacity of the country is being brought out.”
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