Bush to propose tighter migrant work rules - Larger employer fines and thousands more border agents are part of the initiative.

“The Bush administration plans to announce a broad new initiative today to sharpen immigration enforcement, including measures to raise fines for employers who hire illegal workers, require federal contractors to use an employment verification system and add thousands more agents at the southern border.

Other provisions will restrict the types of documents employees can use to prove their legal status and speed up background checks for legal immigrants.

Administration officials also intend to streamline a cumbersome agriculture guest worker program. “

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