Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Will lawmakers act to close tax loophole [tax credits] for illegal immigrants?


wthr.com ^ | April 30, 2012 | Bob Segall



An undocumented worker in southern Indiana told 13 Investigates just how easy it truly is.


He said four other illegal immigrants file tax returns using his address, even though none of them actually lives there. And he said this year, those four workers filed tax returns claiming 20 children live inside his small trailer home. As a result, the IRS sent the illegal immigrants tax refunds totaling more than $29,000.

But none of the 20 children listed as dependents on the tax returns lives in Indiana – or even in the United States.


"No, they don't live here," admitted the undocumented worker, who lives with his young daughter. "The other kids are in their country of origin, which is Mexico."

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