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Ban on wire transfers by illegals proposed
WorldNetDaily ^ | 03/06/2006 | James Lambert

Posted on 03/06/2006 1:12:39 PM PST by Impeach98

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1 posted on 03/06/2006 1:12:46 PM PST by Impeach98
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To: Impeach98

Another bandaid...


2 posted on 03/06/2006 1:13:50 PM PST by TheDon (The Democratic Party is the party of TREASON!)
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To: Impeach98

Might as well block PayPal, too.


3 posted on 03/06/2006 1:14:28 PM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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Guess it would make some illegals at least go back home occasionally.
4 posted on 03/06/2006 1:15:35 PM PST by demkicker (democrats and terrorists are familiar bedfellows)
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To: Impeach98
Wow, this idea makes total sense, I'm sure it has no chance.

Anyone who has talked to immigrants both legal and illegal knows these folks are shipping huge amounts of tax-free cash out of the country by every means possible. Foreigners in the US are supporting their families around the world with under the table earnings and the scale is massive.

5 posted on 03/06/2006 1:15:49 PM PST by Williams
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So he's proposing creating a 20B a year underground money transfer industry ? That we can't monitor. Oh that's great.

Secure the damn border. Fine employers (for real). None of this 'creative' boloney. It isn't that difficult.


6 posted on 03/06/2006 1:16:45 PM PST by farlander (Strategery - sure beats liberalism!)
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7 posted on 03/06/2006 1:17:13 PM PST by Impeach98
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Heard that each taxpayer pays an additional $2000 annually to cover the underground economy.

Why can't these funds be confiscated as the fruit of illegal activity.

Why can't racketeering laws apply?


8 posted on 03/06/2006 1:17:49 PM PST by School of Rational Thought (Republican - The thinking people's party)
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To: Impeach98

Ooops. On second thought, the illegals would just bring all of their extended family over if they can't wire money to them at home in Mexico. Bad idea...


9 posted on 03/06/2006 1:18:10 PM PST by demkicker (democrats and terrorists are familiar bedfellows)
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"The proposal, if adopted by Congress, would require anyone wiring money to Mexico to provide identification to financial institutions or wire-transfer operators to prove citizenship. "

Oh, that'll work. I don't suppose any of these illegals have friends or co-workers who are citizens, eh? Silliness. It'll just make for new businesses to take money from the illegals and then wire it to Mexico, using a citizen to do the wiring. Dumb!


10 posted on 03/06/2006 1:18:16 PM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: farlander
No different from having bartenders not sell alcohol to kids under 21 or shop owners sell cigarettes to kids under 18.

Right now its legal for illegal aliens to send money from the U.S. to a foreign country and Vincente Fox and company profit handsomely.

It's time for that to stop.

11 posted on 03/06/2006 1:18:59 PM PST by Impeach98
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"The economy, he contended, bears the cost of illegal aliens, who pay no taxes but receive taxpayer-funded services."

How come they don't pay taxes?


12 posted on 03/06/2006 1:19:50 PM PST by mlc9852
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This isn't a Band-aid, this is major funding for Mexico. It's the second largest cash cow. Vincente Fox no doubt will call this an economic attack on his country. This will force Mexicans to physically take the money back and when they try to cross the border with more than $25 G's it get confiscated. Use the money to pay for Border Guards.


13 posted on 03/06/2006 1:20:01 PM PST by massgopguy (massgopguy)
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To: TheDon
Yes it is, but there are two problems to address with illegal immigration:

1) Stopping new immigration by illegal aliens.

2) Doing something about those already here to discourage their continued stay.

Kaloogian's proposal addresses the 2nd. There need to be many other things done (fining employers, deporting illegal aliens picked up by law enforcement, etc...) but this is a positive step in the right direction.

Kaloogian will be a good partner with Tancredo.

14 posted on 03/06/2006 1:20:38 PM PST by Impeach98
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The economy, he contended, bears the cost of illegal aliens, who pay no taxes but receive taxpayer-funded services.

Why not just stop employers from paying the illegal workers in the first place?

15 posted on 03/06/2006 1:20:47 PM PST by Vladiator
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To: MineralMan

So are the clerks at the grocery stores where they wire the money via Western Union going to be arrested if it is discovered an "illegal" wired money? Yeah, sounds like a great plan.


16 posted on 03/06/2006 1:21:26 PM PST by mlc9852
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To: martin_fierro
"Might as well block PayPal, too. "

I don't think your analogy works. Illegals use wire transfers of cash because there is a giant underground cash-for-labor economy that they earn their income from.

Not a lot of illegal aliens with their Wi-Fi logging on to PayPal.

Kaloogian's proposal addresses the real problem, which is the millions who come in and work for cash and then send money home to relatives, family members, etc...

17 posted on 03/06/2006 1:22:05 PM PST by Impeach98
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"Ooops. On second thought, the illegals would just bring all of their extended family over if they can't wire money to them at home in Mexico. Bad idea..."

How about this... the U.S. gets better cooperation from Vincente Fox when the 2nd largest source of money to the Mexican economy is put in jeopardy!

Good Idea :)

18 posted on 03/06/2006 1:23:19 PM PST by Impeach98
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To: mlc9852
"How come they don't pay taxes?" Because when George goes to pay his gardener, his maid, the guy he hired on the street to pour cement for his back patio, well he's not filling out a W-2.
19 posted on 03/06/2006 1:24:18 PM PST by Impeach98
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Okay, that accounts for 3 illegals. What about the rest of them?


20 posted on 03/06/2006 1:25:28 PM PST by mlc9852
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