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Publication Date: June 2007
Publisher: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): Aviva Aron-Dine; John Wancheck
Research Area: Banking and finance; Population and demographics
Keywords: Economic projections; Tax code; Citizenship; Income diversity
Type: Report
Abstract:
An amendment to the Senate immigration bill filed by Senator John Ensign (R-NV) would prevent undocumented workers who are paying back taxes as part of legalizing their status from claiming the tax credits available to all other tax filers. It would also deny these workers any tax refunds the IRS might owe them because of overwithholding. As a result, undocumented workers seeking to legalize their status would effectively be taxed at higher rates — often sharply higher — than other Americans. Many would be left with back-tax bills that are much too high for them to afford.