Posted on 03/10/2015 7:35:34 PM PDT by 11th_VA
After failing to reverse President Barack Obama's action easing deportations of undocumented immigrants, Republicans are redirecting their "anti-amnesty'' efforts to deny a federal tax benefit to families who were previously undocumented.
Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa and 10 of his Republican colleagues introduced legislation Tuesday that would prohibit workers covered by Obama's November immigration order from claiming the earned income tax credit for past years in which they worked without legal papers.
"This tax credit is meant to help the working poor get into the workforce,'' Grassley said in a statement. "It isn't meant to benefit individuals who aren't authorized to work in the United States.'' The tax credit is eligible to working families with children that have incomes lower than $39,131 to $53,267.
While the Republican legislation probably won't garner much support from Democrats, it signifies the Republican Party's plan to try to stop undocumented immigrants from receiving benefits, and their hope that it will help them politically.
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I love that idea but Obama doesn't seem the least bit interested in doing that.
Hispanics came out in large numbers to vote for him in 2012 in swing states. Now its payback.
This also accepts the premise that amnesty is a done deal.
Not challenging you but, do you have a source for your claim?
Would prove useful in arguments
Exactly! This is what all Americans should be pushing for. This is the problem right here. At least one parent needs to be an American citizen for the child to be one. This would solve 80% of the illegal immigration problem.
Ya mean bonehead hasn’t drawn a line in the sand yet?
Very smart move. Doesn’t matter if it passes or if Obama vetoes it.
This is pure BS. The Republicans are running a con again. They will do nothing. See tagline.(since Nov)
They may make Dems vote on this, but that's about it.
I guess this is what you are left with when you surrender on the substance of the issue.
” They may make Dems vote on this, but that’s about it. “
These Establishment whores are so predictable, as to be laughable....except it ain’t funny at all.
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