Immigrants Contribute Billions to Federal and State Taxes Each Year
Without fail, each Tax Day a prevalent myth resurfaces that conceals the truth about immigrants’ contributions to federal, state, and local taxes. Bolstered by social media and other outlets, it misleadingly asserts that immigrants, particularly those who are undocumented, evade taxes. The facts don’t back up these claims. |
Congress is currently considering legislation to reauthorize a section of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Two of the proposed bills include a provision that authorizes intelligence agencies to conduct searches without warrant of their databases related to immigrants traveling to the U.S., which would likely cover millions of people applying for immigration benefits every year.
The American Immigration Council sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives discussing the potential harmful impacts of the proposed amendment. The letter highlighted that this amendment is unnecessary given the multiple mechanisms already used to vet people entering the country and would only further exacerbate visa processing backlogs.
Read more: Council Urges House of Representatives Against Expanding the Warrantless Surveillance of Immigrants in FISA Reauthorization Vote
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