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The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill which would overturn the IRS policy of enabling illegal aliens to defraud American taxpayers. 

When an illegal alien has no Social Security Number, the IRS issues a special Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN). The alien can then use that to file a tax return. But he's not paying taxes; he's getting your tax money!

Not only does he generally get back all the money he paid that year, he can ask $1,000 for each of a list of children he writes down on the tax return.

They don't need to be his own children. They don't even need to live with him, or live in America at all!

The IRS will send him the money, no questions asked. The more foreign children he claims, the more money they send him. It's almost as if he was being thanked and rewarded for being an illegal alien, isn't it? It sounds too preposterous to be real, but it's exactly what's happening. And the Treasury Department Inspector General for Tax Administration says, "the magnitude of the problem has grown exponentially."

 Every year the IRS sends $4.2 Billion to people who admit to being illegal aliens, even for children who do not live in this country.

In fact, 72% of all illegal aliens who file a tax return using the tax number for illegal aliens (the ITIN) receive this so-called "Additional Child Tax Credit."

Last Thursday, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would shut off cold this gravy train for illegal aliens. Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX) included in the House Budget Reconciliation bill language that would require valid Social Security numbers to receive Additional Child Tax Credits. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is now calling for action in the Senate, but he's going to need a lot of support from our members to make sure it passes.

Call your Senator today and ask for their support in closing this costly loophole.   Read more about The IRS Pays Illegal Aliens $1,000 Per Child!

The Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 2885), sponsored by U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith proposes a national mandatory E-Verify.  NumbersUSA has prepared a chart showing how the bill will impact each state.  You can clearly see that Oregon would benefit greatly if such a bill were to pass.

Go to:  https://www.numbersusa.com/content/oregon-everify.html

Call your Congressmen today, tell them you are a constituent and that you support Lamar Smith's legislation.  Tell them you think Oregon would benefit greatly from the passage of HR 2885 and you are counting on their support of the bill.

  Read more about In Oregon: What Immigration Enforcement Would Look Like With H.R. 2885 Enacted

A recently released 2011 reference guide for analysts working for the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Media Monitoring Capability program reveals its mission includes keeping an eye on those who disagree with the Administration’s backdoor amnesty initiatives. (NY Times, Feb. 22, 2012) According to the guide, DHS is directing its analysts to identify and monitor “media reports that reflect adversely on DHS,” and track reports on the Administration’s “policy changes” in immigration and the term “illegal immigration” in particular. (Id.; see also 2011 DHS Manual, pp. 5-6)

The 2011 guide raises questions about recent claims by DHS officials who portrayed the program as limited to gathering information that would help gain operational awareness about attacks, disasters or other emerging problems. In addition to the analyst guide, DHS documents released in 2009 also indicate the Department is monitoring more than terrorist activity. Those documents reveal that DHS’ Social Networking/Media Capability program placed emphasis on gauging “public reaction to major government proposals with homeland security implications.” (See EPIC webpage; see also DHS documents acquired by EPIC)

The negative reaction to DHS’ “big brother” tactics has been overwhelmingly bipartisan. On Feb. 16, the House Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence held a hearing on DHS’ monitoring of social networking and the media. (See Subcommittee Website, Feb. 16, 2012) Chairman of the Subcommittee, Patrick Meehan (R-PA), said DHS’ collection of intelligence on media reports adversely reflecting the government crosses the line and pointed out the “chilling effect” such monitoring could have on freedom of speech. (Rep. Meehan Opening Statement, Feb. 16, 2012) Ranking Member Jackie Speier (D-CA) described DHS’ ability to “build files on bloggers” as “outrageous” and a “violation of the Privacy Act.” She also said, “This…should not be a political operation and capturing public reactions to major government proposals is not something [the government] should be doing.” (Bloomberg Government Transcript, Feb. 16, 2012)

At the same hearing, DHS Chief Privacy Officer Mary Ellen Callahan denied allegations that DHS is capturing public reactions. “[Such behavior] would not have met the privacy standards that are in the five publicly available privacy impact assessments we've done.” (Bloomberg Government Transcript, Feb. 16, 2012)

The DHS analyst guide continues a pattern of efforts by President Obama to suppress views contrary to his Administration’s, such as the White House’s “flag” program during the healthcare debate and his campaign’s AttackWatch.com. Read more about DHS Uses Social Media to Monitor Backdoor Amnesty Blowback

Sens. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Scott Brown (R-MA) are trying to get legislation to the Senate floor this week that would add at least 10,500 annual guest worker visas for Irish nationals. This bill, an amended version of S.1983, would double the number of E-3 visa holders to the U.S. each year. The number of workers brought into the country could grow exponentially once an unlimited number of visas are handed out to the spouses and children (up to the age of 21) of these visa holders.

This legislation not only hurts Americans because it brings in more guest workers at a time of high unemployment, it represents terrible immigration policy because it carves out a special rule for one particular nationality. Moreover, to qualify for this visa, aliens would need to meet only nominal requirements. The legislation, as amended, only requires visa recipients to have two years of work experience in a particular field, OR to have obtained a high school diploma or its equivalent. Employers are not required to look for U.S. workers first before sponsoring an E-3 visa holder.

CALL your Senators TODAY and tell them:
• You oppose S.1983;
• The U.S. should NOT add an additional 10,500 guest workers to compete with the already 13 million unemployed Americans seeking jobs; and
• Congress should not be in the business of carving out special rules for members of a single nationality. Congress should draft immigration law so that it is uniform in application and is blind to the home country of an alien applicant.
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Senator Jeff Merkley
(202) 224-3753
Web Form for email at: www.merkley.senate.gov/contact/

Senator Ron Wyden
(202) 224-5244
Web Form for email at: www.wyden.senate.gov/contact/ Read more about SENATE to Take Action on Bill to Grant 10,500 Additional Work Visas