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2007-04-08 Home Front: Culture Wars

L.A. marchers demand immigration rights for illegals

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Posted by Frank G 2007-04-08 10:55|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 How about instead of 'immigration rights' they march for the annexation of Mexico, then they'd be full citizens just like Puerto Ricans?

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-04-08 11:19|| 2007-04-08 11:19|| Front Page Top

#2 "Multiply that by all the illegal immigrants here ... It's obvious Bush just wants to fund his Iraq war with our money."

Oh no! They're on to us!

Posted by bigjim-ky 2007-04-08 12:37|| 2007-04-08 12:37|| Front Page Top

#3 How abouth they ALL head south and leave MY country alone.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2007-04-08 13:15|| 2007-04-08 13:15|| Front Page Top

#4 I am not concerned with assessing any fines on the illegals, just that they not be rewarded for cutting in front of the line. They have to go back and get behind those who have been trying to do it right. That said, I have no problem with allowing more legal immigrants and/or work permits to let the line move faster.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-04-08 13:31|| 2007-04-08 13:31|| Front Page Top

#5 Sort of ironic, isn't it? They come here to escape their corrupt Federales and then turn around and demand that our own laws be ~~abrogated~~ corrupted in their favor.

They need to piss up a rope. Muslims long ago wore out the notion of preferential treatment. Mexicans aren't going to get any either.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-04-08 14:42|| 2007-04-08 14:42|| Front Page Top

#6 "We have no way to come up with that much money, and Bush knows that," she said. "He is doing this on purpose so we don't ever become legal residents."

Maybe Bank of America would give her a loan.

Anyway, it's a helluva lot better deal than I'd give them. I'd deport them. Period.

Posted by Elmereter Hupash6222 2007-04-08 20:20|| 2007-04-08 20:20|| Front Page Top

#7 Just out of curiositywhat exactly are immigration rights? Does anybody else get the impression its just another eroneous phrase like... animal rights?

Posted by DepotGuy 2007-04-08 20:22|| 2007-04-08 20:22|| Front Page Top

#8 According to AP, illegals are starting to pay taxes to the IRS, so they'll have a documentary evidence of being here when the next amnesty rolls around. link

Pedro Morales filed his first income tax return four years ago, a difficult decision for an illegal immigrant and one that caused years of headaches because the apartment manager who prepared his return made so many mistakes. Morales, 37, through an interpreter, acknowledged that many of his neighbors in Johnson County, Kan., who are illegal immigrants don't file income tax returns.

But Morales has continued to file taxes with the help of more-informed preparers, hoping to build a tax history that will help his case when he eventually applies for permission to remain in the United States. Morales isn't alone. Many immigrants are filing tax returns either because of requirements showing a five-year record of tax payments when applying for a green card or a simple desire to get a refund.

It's difficult to determine how many immigrants are filing income tax returns in the U.S. because the Internal Revenue Service doesn't track tax filers by their immigration status. But paid tax preparation chains, such as H&R Block Inc. and Liberty Tax Service, say they have seen anecdotal growth and are working hard to attract more of them through targeted offices or greater marketing in their native languages. "It's the fastest-growing segment of our population," said John Hewitt, chief executive of Virginia Beach, Va.-based Liberty Tax Service. "There's going to be a spectacular opportunity in the next three to five years with (immigration) amnesty and guest worker programs creating 10-15 million new taxpayers."

One measure of the immigrant market is the growth of Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers, or ITINs, which the IRS issues to immigrants to use on their tax forms instead of Social Security numbers. Last year, the IRS issued 1.5 million ITINs, the most since the program was started in 1996 and a 30 percent increase from the 1.2 million issued in 2005. In total, the agency has issued 10.8 million ITINs since the program began, although it noted some of those are for people living overseas with some tax-filing responsibility. The IRS has said it doesn't provide income tax information on individual filers to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-04-08 22:19|| 2007-04-08 22:19|| Front Page Top

#9 puts the lie to the agenda-driven academic studies taht says the illegals pay their taxes and incur no benefits. If they're part of a cash-based busines, easy enuf to not pay taxes. To date, few have availed themselves of the ITIN's, so either they are not paying taxes, or they are using someone else's SSN, committing Federal fraud (along with entering illegally). How many American citizens have suffered ID theft, IRS audits, et al, due to the illegal flood? You won't become extremely interested til it happens to you, will you? As far as '08, McCain can kiss my ass.

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-04-08 22:27|| 2007-04-08 22:27|| Front Page Top

#10 How about "fuck you"?

Posted by Sheba Slavimp5283 2007-04-08 22:44|| 2007-04-08 22:44|| Front Page Top

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