In this June 20, 2014 photo, immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally stand in line for tickets at the bus station after they were released from a U.S. Customs and Border Protection processing facility in McAllen, Texas. The immigrants entered the country through an area referred to as zone nine. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Remember when I wrote about this a month ago?
Illegal Aliens claim BILLIONS in IRS tax credits for children living IN MEXICO and other foreign countries.
The Federation for American Immigration Reform reported yesterday that the House Ways and Means Committee passed by a 21-15 vote key legislation by Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX) last Wednesday that would close a loophole under current tax law that allows illegal aliens to collect the Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC). (CQ News, Mar. 16, 2016)
The ACTC is a refundable credit that allows individuals with three or more children to reduce their federal income tax by up to $1,000 for each child who meets certain criteria. The ACTC is attractive to illegal aliens because a valid social security number (which illegal aliens lack) is not required to claim the credit. Instead, federal tax law allows a filer to claim the credit using an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN). The Internal Revenue Service freely issues ITINs to illegal aliens so they can comply with federal tax law (even though they are violating immigration laws).
According to the Treasury Department Inspector General, the Internal Revenue Service paid out at least $5.9 billion in improper ACTC payments in Fiscal Year 2013, or about 25 to 30 percent of the total payments. (Politico, Dec. 9, 2014) An overwhelming amount of the fraudulent payments go to illegal aliens.
According to the Federation for American Immigration Reform:
The ACTC is part of the Ways and Means Committee “savers’ package” that will likely move to the floor as part of a single measure, or “sidecar,” carrying spending cuts and revenue-raising measures reported by several committees. (CQ News, Mar. 16, 2016) While passage in the House seems likely, the bill’s prospects in the Senate are uncertain.
I will be interested to see if this legislation actually becomes law. It took four years from the time this fraud was uncovered to get to this point. It is looooong overdue.
Stella's Place 
This may well pass both the House and Senate, but it has to pass through the Casa Blanco and that’s where it hits the fan. And our guys are too stupid to get out in front of this and create a buzz to put pressure one Bronco Bama to shove it up his *ss. It’s all a show. 👿
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