White House goes it alone on immigration.

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A crackdown on illegal immigration will have to go forward without help from Congress, the Bush administration said Friday, asserting that an executive-branch-only approach is better than doing nothing.

Two Cabinet secretaries -- Homeland Security's Michael Chertoff and Commerce's Carlos Gutierrez -- said they hoped to have new tools to combat illegal immigration before moving further to cope with the problem. But Congress could not agree on comprehensive legislation.

The officials said they'll rely instead on tools already in their arsenal, some of which are already under way, including a plan to administratively sanction employers who hire illegal immigrants.

At a joint news conference, Chertoff and Gutierrez put the onus on Congress for any consequences that may be suffered by employers as result of the stepped-up enforcement effort.

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"The officials said they'll rely instead on tools already in their arsenal, some of which are already under way, including a plan to administratively sanction employers who hire illegal immigrants."


Apparently, there are 'tools already in their arsenal' and they are gonna use those. How bout dem apples?
 
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Don't we already have laws dealing with immigration ?

Can't we just enforce the current laws on the books ?
Alot of what is needed is already on the books.

The White house is going to push the issue now.

Maybe I am just cynical, but I think both sides were planning to use this as a political tool for the election.
Don't fix an issue that could help get points with voters, until they vote for you.
 
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