By Brooks Jackson, FactCheck.org:
Q: Does the IRS pay billions in tax refunds to workers who are in the U.S. illegally?
A: Yes. The Treasury Department’s Inspector General determined that $4.2 billion was paid in 2010, up from less than $1 billion in 2005. Leading Democrats are resisting a bill that would stop future payments.
FULL QUESTION
Is this true?
Subject: Indianapolis TV … Channel 13, WTHR – Tax Loophole for Illegals
Contact your Congressperson and Senator and ASK THEM why this is being tolerated!
You may not read my political email ……. But you
Really should read this one. This tax loophole dips
Right into YOUR pocket defrauding you ….. The
Honest taxpayer.YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE THIS, but it is true!!
Watch the newscast video and stay calm!
https://www.wthr.com/video?clipId=7054149&autostart=true
Please pass this on to other honest tax payers!!
FULL ANSWER
This is a rare case of an Internet rumor with some substance to it. In fact, it’s shaping up as a major dogfight in Congress. At issue here are the federal child tax credits that can be claimed by persons with dependent children under age 17. Some Democrats are already defending these child tax credit payments that have gone to those without a valid Social Security number, accusing Republicans who want to end them of a heartless attack on children.
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