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To: Smogger
Immigrants and the working poor are the most likely to find themselves in the database, since they tend to use the traditional banking system the least.

Anybody else wonder how many legal immigrants and working poor go shopping with $10,000 in cash? None that I know.
Now illegal aliens here with an agenda, yes...that I can see. Comments?

27 posted on 11/23/2001 5:22:37 PM PST by JD86
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To: JD86
Anybody else wonder how many legal immigrants and working poor go shopping with $10,000 in cash? None that I know. Now illegal aliens here with an agenda, yes...that I can see. Comments?

I don't really have a position on this issue. Yet. Since I just found out about it. My first impression is that it more likely to smoke out tax evasion than terrorist. I with your asessment that very few immigrants are running around with 10K in cash for one purchase. However, I think the most important provision is that the purchases can be cumulative. Now how the heck is a retailer going to keep track of cumulative purchases by cash paying customers?

I wouldn't get to worked up over it. It would be a very difficult if not impossible provision to enforce.

36 posted on 11/23/2001 5:34:55 PM PST by Smogger
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To: JD86
I meant to say: I agree with your asessment that very few immigrants are running around with 10K in cash for one purchase.
38 posted on 11/23/2001 5:36:52 PM PST by Smogger
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