Bill introduced to end child tax credits to illegal aliens
Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX) has just introduced legislation (The Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act (HR 1956))which would block illegal aliens from receiving any further child tax credits from the Internal Revenue Service.
Rep. Johnson told reporters: “Last year illegal immigrants bilked $4.2 billion from U.S. taxpayers due to a loophole with the refundable child tax credit…That’s just wrong.”
“It’s time to close this loophole. With the dire need to cut government spending, I hope this simple fix gets a serious look as a way to stamp out waste, fraud and abuse,” Johnson said/
According to the Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation, HR 1956 would save taxpayers at least $10 billion by 2012, and at least $24 billion by 2021.
On September 1, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration released a report revealing that the Internal Revenue Service doled out $4.2 billion in refundable tax credits to illegal alien in 2010.
The refunds were given in the form of the so-called ‘earned income child tax credits,’ which are designed to alleviate the tax burden on low income wage earners with children.
The problem has arisen through the use of individual taxpayer identification numbers which many illegal aliens use as they are not authorized to work in the United States and do not have legitimate Social Security numbers.
In fact, the audit showed that 72 percent of tax returns filed by those using taxpayer identification numbers, rather than Social Security numbers claimed the child tax credit.
The report states: “The payment of federal funds through this tax benefit appears to provide an additional incentive for aliens to enter, reside and work in the United States without authorization, which contradicts federal law and policy.”
The Inspector General said that the IRS should require those claiming the credit to prove that they are actually eligible to work here legally.
However, IRS management claims that they have no legal authority to ask for such proof when processing individual income tax forms.
You can view the Inspector General's report in its entirety here: http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/auditreports/2011reports/201141...
Read More: http://www.examiner.com/immigration-reform-in-nati...
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whitewulf--the unruly mobster 2011/09/22 14:32:11
(how is this even an issue!!!)
you have my vote and support Rep Johnson .
As for the IRS management claiming they have no legal authority to ask for the proof, is all a run around and a scheme, because most illegals probably don't pay to have their taxes prepared, they go to local libraries and such, where volunteers help with that preparation. These places ask for a lot of info to prepare, Driver's license's, Visa's/ Passports, previous years tax forms, etc..... ( I know, my hubby and I are sick and tired of paying all the ridiculous fee's to have our taxes prepared, so we went this way, so we don't have to pay to have them done ),and to use this taxpayer identification numbers should never have been allowed in the first place, because, it gives the illegals a chance to hide whatever they don't want to pay plus on top of that these kind of loopholes to make sure they receive some sort of refund. The only people who should get this sort of refund, are those that are truly legal and have valid SSN's.
Why the hell don't we just make it simple and enforce immigration law that already exists?
Up here, the trend currently is for already married hispanic males to marry a local gal and have a baby, so they are now "legal" then he brings his wife and their kids up-as legal, and he has 2 welfare women doing his bidding getting all the freebies AND huge tax refunds-talk about maximizing your returns. Geez.
Wow.
Did you see the filipino lady on th enews who gave birth in international air space while on her way here, on a TRAVEL only visa? Her sister lives in Mass and says she was immigrating her with her three kids, but a travel visa isn't supposed to be used for immigration-SO we know they are all ignoring the rules (yes, the US is nearly stupid at enforcement) but she expects THIS child to be declared an American citizen allowing her to stay here. Talk about balls and nerve, send the bitch back to the phillipines.