“Be nice to know the culprit who inserted it.”
The EITC was payable to illegals before this bill. At approximately $1,000 per child.
The House bill increases that to $1,600 and the Senate bill, at Rubio’s insistence to $2,000 per child.
The earned income tax credit and the child tax credit are two different things.
Until we redefine birthright citizenship, children born here are considered American citizens and are issued a SSN which is required to qualify for a CTC. If their illegal immigrant parents were deported like they're supposed to be, they wouldn't be here earning a living, filling out 1040s, and claiming tax credits.