Just to sum up.
- Many (most?) immigrants paid their taxes wanting to be on the right side of the law. Unless they get legalized, they will not see a penny of their contributions on things like medicare and social security.
- The government knew that there were a lot of money coming from illegal immigrants and encouraged that behavior by assuring everyone that whatever business you do with the IRS stays with the IRS.
- The government accepted all the money coming from illegal immigrants happily and that money helped boost the solvency of programs like medicare and social security.
- This didn't stop right wing demagogues from attacking immigrants as being a cost to the public purse, although the opposite is happening.
- Given this background, when you see that this administration is trying to detect illegal immigrants through the IRS, you realize not only how dishonorable they are, but how penny wise, pound foolish they are. They are breaching trusts from top to bottom, from Ukraine to the lowliest illegal immigrants. Other people and states will adjust accordingly and it will bite them in the ass.
Last edited by NK74; 03-04-2025 at 12:57 PM..