She also said government agencies did what they could to pursue employers who hired illegal workers, using criminal and administrative remedies where possible.

"It has not been demonstrated that less drastic administrative remedies are insufficient."

The act mandated exhaustion of federal and state administrative remedies before an inmate could file a civil rights action.

Whether exhaustion of administrative remedies was pursued or is applicable in this context.

A "broader strategy" involving legislative and administrative remedies must be designed, he said.

The bill differs from last year's measure in its administrative remedy; it chooses a civil rather than a criminal approach.

In this case, officials say, they concluded that an administrative remedy was sufficient.

The President has recourse either to administrative or legislative remedies.

The law also provides administrative and judicial remedies for those denied access to agency records.

They now plan to pursue other internal administrative remedies before deciding whether to take the agency to court.