Altogether, the [new Bush] initiative presents a good combination of the disincentives and incentives needed to change the dynamics of immigration.

It focuses on the tools needed to secure our borders and support law enforcement: building fencing, barriers, and towers on the border, completing the US-VISIT program, expanding the 287(g) program (assisting state efforts) and pursuing absconders from the law. The initiative contains significant new steps in workplace enforcement as well: a new Social Security “no match” regulation, a reduction in the number of documents accepted to confirm work eligibility, higher civil fines for employers, and a requirement that federal contractors and vendors use the Electronic Employment Verification System, now called “E-Verify.”