It is Rand’s weakest area, but the author alludes to something that a lot of people are guilty of - thinking that all illegals are avoiding taxes - and conversely assuming that all natives are proud tax paying free enterprisers. If we could understand the following, at least some of the heat would be removed from this issue. Most, or at least many, working illegals do have taxes withheld. Many Americans demand to be paid under the table, and there’s a huge economy out there of part time artists and musicians who work for cash, and get government bennies like EBT cards, unemployment, etc - and they are mostly natives.
A little more light and a little less heat would help us understand these arguments better. I don’t particularly care about the “heartless” aspect that Rand and Perry seem hung up on, but the cold hard reality is important to me.
The cold, hard reality is that Steve Deace is annoying, self-righteous, completely convinced of his own infallibility, and wasn’t going to support Rand Paul anyway.
That said, it wouldn’t be surprising if Rand Paul spoke out of both sides of his mouth on any given issue. It’s what current politicians do and what he grew up with.
“Most, or at least many, working illegals do have taxes withheld”
And you know this how, exactly?
Is the IRS now collecting taxes at day labor sites?
The proliferation of tax preparation businesses in illegal alien neighborhoods isn’t to get illegals to pay taxes. These businesses help illegals claim benefits paid for by the rest of us.
Remember that the next time that you see some kid dressed up as the Statue of Liberty swinging a sign for a tax preparation business.