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TELL CONGRESS NOT TO TARGET LOW-INCOME LATINO CHILDREN



Colegas,

Tomorrow, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 4935, legislation that would permanently expand eligibility for the Child Tax Credit (CTC) to higher income families, while failing to extend a provision that allows working low-income families earning as little as $3,000 per year to access the CTC.

I invite you to click here to share your thoughts with your Member of Congress on the importance of protecting this federal income tax credit which makes it possible for working parents to make ends meet.

Our National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA) coalition of 37 of the nation’s preeminent Latino organizations has already expressed its strong opposition to H.R. 4935, the so-called Child Tax Credit Improvement Act, in a press statement and a letter to Members of the U.S. House of Representatives noting that we will weigh their votes in NHLA's Score Card on the 113th Congress.

The White House Office of Management and Budget also issued a statement opposing the bill, noting that with this bill:

A single parent with two children working full-time at minimum wage would lose their entire tax credit of $1,725 while a couple with two children with income of $150,000 would receive a Child Tax Credit $2,200 larger than today.
The Child Tax Credit would be immediately eliminated for millions of American children whose parents immigrated to this country, including U.S. citizen children and “Dreamers,” and would push many of these children into or deeper into poverty.
The bill would deny the refundable portion of the CTC to millions of low-income children – the majority of whom are U.S. citizens – by requiring that a parent file taxes using a Social Security number (SSN). Millions of working, taxpaying immigrants do not have a SSN and must file their taxes with an IRS-issued Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN).

If this bill is not defeated, these families – approximately eighty percent of whom are Latino -- would be at risk of being unable to claim the Child Tax Credit, a proven lifeline which protects families from sinking into poverty.

ask them to protect low-income children by voting NO on H.R. 4935.

This is time sensitive because the vote will be TOMORROW. You can also encourage your networks to contact Congress sharing the Facebook graphic here.

Sincerely,

Hector E. Sanchez

National Hispanic Leadership Agenda Chair

Labor Council for Latin American Advancement Executive Director

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