Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Overlooked: Illegal immigrants may get rebates on an economic stimulus bill


Washington DC - In their bipartisan zeal to quickly cut a deal on an economic stimulus bill, GOP lawmakers overlooked something that will certainly inflame the conservative base - illegal immigrants could receive a tax rebate check from the government.
The text of the House passed bill contains language making "non resident aliens" - illegal immigrants - ineligible for the tax rebates. But every year, hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants use individual taxpayer identification numbers, known as ITINs, to file income tax returns with the IRS. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace