because by not reforming the law congress has made enforcement all the more difficult. greta: what can you do to get congress to get moving? it is a practical problem. if congress doesn t do something it is like we keep bleeding in different ways in terms of enforcement people coming in, it is almost ridiculous if we don t know what to do with the people here and more people will be coming. we are going to do all we can to keep the numbers down. to keep the numbers of those entering illegally down. but, again listen, we re gonna protect our borders. we are going to do everything we can to make smart, effective enforcement decisions. get criminal aliens out of our country. remove them as we are doing in numbers never before seen in the united states. without comprehensive immigration reform you are right it does make overall enforcement difficult. greta: i get to travel and
by higher ups when they raise concerns about race-based enforcement decisions. here is what he told me. i think there is a political agenda to not being race newt tral at the justice department. if there is any department, any department that that ought not take place, and it should take place in no department, but particularly the justice department whose job it is to enforce the law. reporter: and he told me he said i never thought i d see the day that the department of justice wasn t complying with legitimate subpoenas. he says he s worried the attorney general eric holder isn t coming clean. he says he has a moral and legal obligation to the american people to come forward and clear up this situation to make sure that laws are being enforced and that nobody is being harassed in the department if they are speaking up about this. wolf says that he and other members have repeatedly gone to the house jew dish recommittee, congressman john conyers asking him to launch an investigati
slurs. reporter: coates now an assistant u.s. attorney told to civil rights commission that the obama administration enforces the voting rights act in a racially selective manner. a large number of people working in the voting sector believe correctly and vehemently that enforcement of the voting rights act should not be extended to the white voters, but extended only to protecting the racial, ethnic and language minorities. reporter: a spokesman called the probe a so-called investigation, and thin on facts and evidence and thick on rhetoric adding that the department makes enforcement decisions based on the merits and not the race, gender or ethnicity of any party involved. the department has involved the civil rights commission with thousands of pages of documents and testimony from the assistant attorney general for civil rights. the d.o.j. told coates not to
violations against whites or minorities. this time it s reversed. a conservative member of that, bush appointee abigail dismisses the new black panthers as not worth taking seriously but would like to hear more about whether the obama administration, particularly the justice department, is meting out unequal justice. now the question on the table, it s morphed into a much larger question, which is, are there racial double standards in the way that civil rights legislation is being enforced in the justice department? well, that s a good question. reporter: when asked if julie fernandez made such a statement, a justice department official said the department makes enforcement decisions based on the merits not the race, gender or ethnicity of any party. we are committed to comprehensive and vigorous enforcement of both the civil and criminal provisions of the federal laws that prohibit voter intimidation. while many whites and blacks think the administration has a
the way that civil rights legislation is being enforced in the justice department? well, that s a good question. reporter: when asked if julie fernandez made such a statement, a justice department official said the department makes enforcement decisions based on the merits not the race, gender or ethnicity of any party. we are committed to comprehensive and vigorous enforcement of both the civil and criminal provisions ever the federal laws that prohibit voter intimidati intimidation. while many whites and blacks think the administration has a good handle on racial issues, mr. obama s critics disagree. joe johns, cnn, washington. obviously, the accusaigs of racial bias are not going away soon. we ll continue to track the investigation as it unfolds. that s for this edition of 360. thanks for watching. i ll see you monday. have a great weekend.