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Report Sees Economic Drag in Immigration Policies - Metropolis - WSJ - 2 views

  • The report, co-written with the Partnership for a New American Economy, describes current immigration policies as “irrational and undirected,”
  • U.S. faces a stalled economy and shortage of workers in growing innovation industries like science, technology and engineering without changes. Immigration roadblocks in the U.S. “send entrepreneurs to other countries, who are quick to welcome them,” the report said.
  • ”We are not looking at the benefits of immigration. We have walked away from what made this country great.”
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      Mayor Micheal Bloomberg of New York
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IRS Gives Billions in Tax Refunds to Illegals - Chuck Norris - Townhall Conservative Co... - 0 views

  • the NBC affiliate in Indianapolis, recently reported about how millions of illegal aliens are getting billions of dollars in U.S. tax refunds without having paid a dime in income taxes.
  • Illegal immigrants cannot qualify for legitimate Social Security numbers, which would entitle them to work legally in the U.S. and file income tax returns, but the Internal Revenue Service allows them to apply for nine-digit individual taxpayer identification numbers, or ITINs, which also are used to file federal income tax returns.
  • One illegal used a fake address and said four illegal aliens lived there with 20 relatives as dependents, for a grand total tax refund of $29,000!
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  • a provision in the tax code permits illegals to claim "additional child tax credits," which grant families $1,000 per "dependent" child.
  • The words that continue to echo through my head are President Barack Obama's chastising comment about the wealthy: We all must "pay our fair share" of taxes.
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