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The Obama administration will focus on fines and civil sanctions and not on criminal charges when business are suspected of employing illegal immigrants. Joining The Takeaway is New York Times national immigration correspondent Julia Preston.
The Obama administration seems to be taking a softer approach to illegal immigrants than the Bush White House did. Gone are the days of Federal Agents swarming a warehouse and making mass arrests. Force is being replaced by fees. The White House said yesterday that they would focus on fines and civil sanctions and not criminal charges when business are suspected of employing large numbers of illegal immigrants. Joining us this morning is New York Times national immigration correspondent Julia Preston.