Mexico blasts bills to tax money illegal immigrants wire home

San Diego Union Tribune ^ | 3/5/2006 | Greg Brosnan

[HiJinx]

Bonjour, Mamzelle!

I do believe you were the first to float this idea on FR nearly a year ago.

Congratulations.

[backhoe]

It's a step- a step, mind you- in the right direction.

Those "money-changin' stores are popping up like weeds in my county, car wrecks with presumed illegal aliens ( usually can't find out, because they abandon the car and scatter )- are commonplace, and parts of my old Southern town look like Little Tiajuana.

We need to do better. At least Georgia is finally addressing one of the problems. We had to boot the Democrats to do it, remember.

[Serenissima Venezia]

But the plan isn't to single out the illegals - it's for all wire money transfers. So it's a tax on the service as far as I can tell. Unless they plan to ask for citizenship proof and won't tax those people.

[Mamzelle]

They're doing it in Georgia!(beam)

You can bet SC, Bama, Tenn will follow. NC won't for a while.

Needs to be for all immigrants, however. If the money leaves, it hurts our economy. Taxes generally hurt, but this is one that'll help.

Let Ga use it to help pay for all the incarcerated aliens.

[rottndog]

The Foreign Ministry said it also was following the Arizona bill's progress and could take legal action should either proposal become law.

Grande cajones for thinking they have any say in the matter. What they don't seem to understand is that by meddling in our governmental affairs they are only strengthening the resolve of those of us who are determined to control this crisis.

The Mexican-born population living in the United States is 9.9 million, according to figured cited by the Mexican Embassy in Washington.

That means the real figure is probably north of 20 million. What a bunch of corrupt liars.

[Luis Gonzalez]

So, at what point is the distinction between an "illegal" alien and a legal resident made when it comes to money transfers, and who checks on an individual's immigration status at the point of purchase for the money transfer service?

This is a hidden tax on all money transfers being sold as a patriotic move to "punish" illegal aliens.

In the end, everyone transferring money will be taxed.

"Government in not the solution to the problem, government is the problem." -- Ronald Reagan

[Mamzelle]

It's the transfer that's being taxed--just like taxing a hamburger.

[right right]

Tax'em then send'em home.

[Mamzelle]

re: In the end, everyone transferring money will be taxed. )))

OK by me. I wish this was what GA was doing, but maybe it'll happen yet.

In my little town, there are three new tiendas selling "evios dinero"--it'd do my state a lot of good to help pay for incarcerations, ERs, schools, uninsured motor wrecks, etc...

[TheOracleAtLilac]

And the disease is spreading to the rest of the US

No Pun Intended

[Looking4Truth]

Mexican officials are complaining

Gee, imagine that.

Screw all you politicians and 'officials' all over the world, I for one am sick of you.

[SandRat]

Sounds like our good fiends south of the border are afraid of losing a cash cow...

Got that SPOT ON!!!

[Luis Gonzalez]

So, you are in favor of higher taxes for no reason whatsoever then?

Because taxing everyone does nothing to stop your tiendas or the reason why they are there.

[TXBSAFH]

Bingo.

[editor-surveyor]

Interesting concept; it soould be advanced.

[Looking4Truth]

...they're total dependents.

Reminds me of my newly revised tag line. :-)

Shameless self-promotion bump.

[Howlin]

VA LA ARENA DE LA LIBRA (sort of) :-)

[HiJinx]

We have a Republican majority in the Legislature here in Arizona, too.

[Mamzelle]

re: So, you are in favor of higher taxes for no reason whatsoever then? )))

The reason is revenue.--

[Mamzelle]

What chance of this in the Tar Heel state?