No WIre Transfers FROM Illegal Aliens to Foreign Countries!

Howard for Senate ^ | 2/18/04 | Howard Kaloogian

[TatooChick]

HOWARD KALOOGIAN’S NEW IMMIGRATION PROPOSAL:

No Wire Transfers from Illegal Aliens To Foreign Countries

(LOS ANGELES) – Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Howard Kaloogian (website: www.HowardForSenate.com) is releasing a new immigration proposal today, which is designed to remove an incentive for illegal immigration and increase national security.

When elected to the U.S. Senate, Kaloogian will introduce legislation that will require any individual who electronically transmits money to a foreign country to be in the United States legally. Before funds can be transferred to another country, the sender must establish their identity with proper identification, such as both a valid Social Security number and a driver’s license.

Eliminating Another Incentive for Illegal Immigration Into the United States.

The Kaloogian proposal will remove a current incentive for illegal immigration in the U.S. Millions of illegal immigrants who have entered this country illegally regularly wire money to friends, family members and associates in their countries of origin.

Last year more than $30 billion was sent from immigrants in the United States – many of them here illegally – to Mexico and Latin America alone. Seventy percent of these remittances are sent via wire services offered at thousands of locations throughout the United States. These remittances now comprise a significant portion of the gross domestic product of many Latin American countries. Mexican President Vincente Fox is among those who is advocating for amnesty for illegal immigrants currently in the United States so as to guarantee that these transferred funds continue to prop up the Mexican economy after years of abuse. “If we are to stem the flow of illegal immigration into this country, we have to remove the incentives that reward those who break the law. We have to provide more disincentives as a means, in addition to stricter border control, to curtail illegal immigration.”

“Just as amnesty and drivers’ licenses for illegal aliens is wrong, so too is allowing these individuals to enter this nation illegally, collect wages illegally, and then send these funds to a foreign nation.”

“The problem with amnesty, drivers licenses and taxpayer funded government services for illegal immigrants is that they reward those who break the law and enter this nation illegally. These enticements provide additional incentives for illegal immigration into the U.S.” said Kaloogian.

“The only way to reverse this avalanche of illegal immigration is to eliminate these incentives,” Kaloogian added.

One of the benefits of this new policy will be to establish leverage with leaders, such as Mexico’s Vincente Fox, who have sent a wink and a nod to their citizens to enter the United State’s illegally, collect wages that are up to ten times as high as those paid in Mexico, and then send these funds back to Mexico.

“This money is not being invested in America, expanding wealth for our own communities, but instead enriching foreign governments who have done nothing to discourage illegal immigration into the United States. In fact, they have every reason to encourage it,” said Kaloogian.

Proposal Will Help in the War on Terrorism

Kaloogian pointed out that his proposal will also help in the war on terrorism by making it more difficult for those who are in this country illegally to send money to terrorist cells and operatives outside of the country.

“Terrorists have been using networks that rely on wire transfers, couriers and overnight mail to send money home and vice versa. Osama bin Laden has boasted about the way he and his colleagues are using wire services to send money back and forth from the U.S. to operatives around the world,” said Kaloogian.

“We cannot allow terrorists to game our financial system to their advantage in their efforts to attack our nation and its people,” Kaloogian concluded.

[TatooChick]

What a novel concept. We remove the financial incentive.

Follw the money!!!!!

[TatooChick]

*ping*

[Bikers4Bush]

This guy just gets better and better.

[thoughtomator]

Brilliant!

[humblegunner]

Interesting ping.

[proxy_user]

There are many people who are legally present in the US without a social security number and a driver's license.

I would think that a valid passport, with a visa if required, would be sufficient for a non-US citizen.

[Wonder Warthog]

"We remove the financial incentive."

Sounds like a good idea.

Here's another---when illegals are arrested and deported, any assets they collected while here illegally should be subject to forfeiture. Send'em back with a minimum amount of cash/credit, and forfeit the rest to the individual/agency whose information resulted in their deportation.

[Blackyce]

Not a good idea. The money transfers would simply move to a black market, meaning more crime and less accountability.

[Rodney King]

Unfortunetly, it won't work. All that will happen is that legal people will start taking fees to wire money on behalf of others.

Well, make that illegal enforce the law then you say? Well sure. But we don't enforce immigration laws now, so there is no reason to expect that this law will be enforced either.

[alwaysconservative]

Works for me. How about money coming in for illegals from another country through the wire services, is there a way to track that as well?

[TankerKC]

Beware of unintended consequences.

[Squawk 8888]

Beware the slippery slope. "Your papers, please" is not something one wants to hear in a free country.

[azhenfud]

Here's a FYI ping.

Hardly going to get anywhere as money drives all campaigns; felon businesses and individuals that hire Illegaliens contribute more to campaign funds than do those opposed to aiding Illegaliens; prostituted politicians follow the money.

[TankerKC]

...forfeit the rest to the individual/agency whose information resulted in their deportation.

Yeah, and lets do the same for drugs, tax evasion and staying up late on week days. Welcome to 1984.

[Revolting cat!]

It's get dumb and dumber and appeals to the dumbest!

[1stFreedom]

I disagree.

I'd levey a tiered rate tax on the money transferred to foreign countries, a medicare/medicade surcharge, and a FICA surcharge (Tax tiers: 15%, 22%, 28% depending on the amount sent).

If you stop money transfers, checks and wire transfers will happen instead.

[Revolting cat!]

It's get=It gets!

[DakotaGator]

I like the concept. But the impact on law-abiding citizens needs to be carefully researched.

This proposed law would require everyone to prove identity in order to move money. And that proof would become part of the transaction. Once again, the government would be intruding on legitimate personal business without cause.

The concept of cutting off illegal aliens' paths of money flow is good. But we'd better look closely at the flip side of this coin.

[ancient_geezer]

I would think that a valid passport, with a visa if required, would be sufficient for a non-US citizen.

Citizens do not carry such identifications, thus the lack thereof indicates what?

[js1138]

A few weeks ago I was in line at the post office behind a sad sack who had mailed cash to Bosnia. I'm not sure exactly what he expected the post office to do about the fact that it didn't get delivered.