House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Smith: Critical Protections Against Illegal Immigrant Abuse of Tax Code Disappear If Congress Fails to Act
December 17, 2024
December 17, 2024
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release:
Safeguards put in place to help prevent Child Tax Credit (CTC) benefits from flowing to illegal immigrants, that Republicans passed as part of the 2017 Trump tax cuts, will be eliminated if Congress fails to act. Throughout the 25-year history of the CTC, there was no meaningful safeguard with respect to illegal immigration until the 2017 Trump tax . . .
Safeguards put in place to help prevent Child Tax Credit (CTC) benefits from flowing to illegal immigrants, that Republicans passed as part of the 2017 Trump tax cuts, will be eliminated if Congress fails to act. Throughout the 25-year history of the CTC, there was no meaningful safeguard with respect to illegal immigration until the 2017 Trump tax . . .