I.R.S. Paying Illegal Immigrants

Should the Internal Revenue Service be using your tax dollars to make payments to illegal immigrants? Is this how you want the taxes you pay used?

April 15 is approaching quickly.  That is the deadline for paying our taxes.  Most of us do not like to pay taxes, but realize it is necessary to operate our government.  We hope our money is used wisely. 

Our tax code is now 73,954 pages.  Who understands a document that long?  Nobody, but tax experts use the loopholes in this document for the benefit of their clients. There is nothing illegal about this, but it is not fair to the working middle class.  The present tax code favors the very wealthy and the political elite, and is the only reason we have not trashed the entire tax code and replaced it with the Fair Tax.

One portion of the present tax code is the Earned Income Tax Credit.  The objective of this portion of the tax code is to benefit low to moderate income people supporting children.   The maximum credit for one child in a household is $3,305 in 2014.  For a household with three or more children the credit is $6,143 for 2014.  If these tax credits are not needed for taxes due, the I.R.S. sends a check just like any other refund. 

Now the problem comes with the five million illegal immigrants President Obama has given amnesty with his executive action.  This amnesty not only protects them from deportation, but also makes them eligible for a Social Security number.  They now can legally file taxes and are eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit.  The I.R.S now could be sending them a check for over $6,000 of your tax money. 

The problem gets worse.  According the present I.R.S. tax code the illegal immigrants can also now file for the previous three years.  The tax code only requires a Social Security number at the time of filing and does not require that the filer held a social security during the previous years.  The I.R.S. is could now be sending illegal immigrants a check for $24,000 of your tax money.  This would be totally legal under the present tax code and President Obama’s amnesty program. 

I will now address the problem of people claiming dependants that do not meet the requirements of a legal dependant in order to get the Earned Income Tax Credit.  These are seldom checked or caught by the I.R.S.  Sometimes dependants are claimed that do not meet the requirements and sometimes don’t even live in this country. 

This problem existed prior to President Obama’s amnesty program.  Illegal immigrants previously would obtain valid Social Security numbers by illegal means and file taxes in order to claim the Earned Income Tax credit and receive the payment.  Some unscrupulous tax preparers encouraged this action for a fee.

The Inspector General estimated 2.3 million people that did not have a valid Social Security number collected $4.2 billion from the I.R.S. in 2010.  I’m sure the number of illegal immigrants filing and the amounts collected are higher now.  This problem is costing us billions now, and will explode with President Obama’s amnesty.  In recent years, I have seen some stupid stimulus programs, but this is ridiculous. 

Is this how you want your tax dollars spent?  We must address President Obama’s executive orders and change the tax code. Illegal immigrants that break the law by filing fraudulent taxes or any other law should be sent to jail or deported.