I shake my head over the largesse of the American politician.
For example, it has been determined by the US Supreme Court
(Plyler v Doe, 1982) that American
schools MUST provide a free public education to any child from anywhere who
shows up at the school. No Social
Security card required (unless you happen to be an American). No papers.
Your parents do not need to be here legally. And every social benefit must also be provided, such as fee
waivers, free lunch and language training.
No charge.
Then there is the concept of anchor baby citizenship, also
determined by the Supreme Court. As the
present interpretation goes, anyone born here is automatically a citizen,
regardless of the allegiance or even the immigration status of the parents.
And we allow the foreign-born to send money back home while we
are providing the safety net for them at taxpayer expense. Mexicans alone send back around $2 billion a
month out of our economy. The money
doesn’t circulate here. The only people
to benefit are the banks, Western Union and Walmart who charge a fee for the
transfer.
But wait, there’s more.
What if you lived here illegally but had an ITIN so you could file a tax
return? And what if you had nieces and
nephews back in your home country? And
what if you sent money back to them to help out?
Wouldn’t it be great if you could claim a Child Tax Credit
on your return for those nieces and nephews?
Well, you can. Our
IRS will hang widows out to dry but they are throwing cash out the window when
it comes to the Child Tax Credit. And
the Inspector General has been sounding the alarm about it for years. Despite our red ink budget, no one is taking
care of this loophole.
Take a look at the Inspector General audit report:
…and this TV report:
I spoke to an accountant about it and he says the loophole
exists. And it is happening with
citizens, too. There is no back up
required to claim the Child Tax Credit.
What about an audit?
Well, do you think someone living here illegally cares about
auditors? Do you think he’s going to
show up? He has no respect for our laws
because even the IRS is making exceptions for known illegal aliens. That’s what the ITIN is. People buy houses and cars using the ITIN.
In their eyes the federal government is about as stern as
Jello. Skipping out on an audit is no
big deal if you are living a lie to begin with.
So...all that money they are sending back to Mexico…could be
tax refunds. Imagine that.
On May 14th the House passed a bill ending the
loophole for ITIN-holders, but the Democrats in the Senate seem to be unwilling
to make the change.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) had something to
say about closing this loophole: “I just think the child tax credit is working
just fine and there’s no need to punish children,” Reid said.
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