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White House to Revive Immigration Crackdown

HeadlineOct 24, 2008

Back in the United States, the White House says it will revive a major crackdown on undocumented immigrants in President Bush’s remaining months. The administration will seek court approval to ask hundreds of thousands of employers to validate some 8.7 million Social Security numbers. The directive will tell the employers to resolve discrepancies or fire the workers within ninety days.

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