To address the problem, the law must do more to tighten borders in Texas to prevent illegal immigration from passing through drug trafficking. The White House said President Bush will have a debate on illegal immigration. White House officials said that Bush, as the former governor of a border state, Texas Ruttenberg, J. (2006, May 13), had always understood the need to secure the border. Bush was considering a bill to increase law enforcement and military personnel patrolling the border to increase the use of high surveillance tools and to increase enforcement against illegal immigrants and drugs (www.foxnews .com.). Arrested 98% of illegal immigrants between October 1, 2000 and September 30, 2005 were never prosecuted for illegal entry into Texas according to an analysis of federal data by the Associate Press (2007). Meanwhile, those 5.2 million immigrants were escorted back across the border and lost. However, many immigrants attempted to enter the United States again. The number of immigrants prosecuted each year tripled during that five-year period (www.foxnews.com.). Federal prosecutors along the nation's southern border have faced pressure from politicians and top Justice Department officials to prosecute more cases against illegal immigrants. . There aren't many politicians who suggest that the government prosecute anyone caught crossing the border. Despite approximately 1 million immigrants stopping by each year; however this will overwhelm the nation priso...... middle of document ......REFERENCE PAGEMooney, K. (2006, August). Texas sheriff says terrorist entered US from Mexico Rome, R. (2006, May). Texas Border Patrol… Retrieved April 23, 2008, from the Thompson Gale database. Christian, A. (2005). Texas and illegal immigration. From http: www.cnn.com/2005/politics/11/27/bush.immigration.Substance Abuse Trends in Texas (Cada, 1999). Retrieved April 22, 2008, from http://www.tcadshttp.state.tx.us/research/subabusetrends.htmlSmiley, T. (2003, January 28) Interview: Will Harrel on Texas drug task forces that went too far in their quest to arrest drug dealers. Retrieved April 18, 2008, from the Thompson Gale database. 98% of illegal immigrants who cross the US border are never prosecuted (April 2007) http://www.foxnews.com/story/html.http://www.immigrationwatchcanada.org