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Posted on 03/06/2006 1:12:39 PM PST by Impeach98
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You expect there to be a strong financial mob of hush hush money transfer third parties to spring up? Sure, there might be some, but it will be the exception not the rule. Western Union won't be opening up a subsidiary in the Yellow Pages advertising "we'll match you up with a U.S. citizen to wire money for you and all your illegal alien friends! Se Habla Espanol!"
"Shocking, isn't it? [grin]"
It's becoming less so.:)
"Sometimes, I wonder whether a proposed measure to curb illegal immigration is actually intended to curb illegal immigration, or to provide less-than-honest folks a way to make money off of illegal immigration. "
Hmm...or just stupidity. I think that putting out some effort at the borders to stop entry, along with deporting every illegal that shows up wherever they show up would work a lot better than this piddly messing around with wire transfers. But, hey, what do I know?
Why not a ban on illegals?
The owners are NOT free to sell someone else. They face fines, penalties and can be shut down and lose their license for repeated offenses.
" Because when George goes to pay his gardener, his maid, the guy he hired on the street to pour cement for his back patio"
That accounts for 3 illegals - what about the rest of them?
Maybe but it doesn't happen here. Just the clerks are charged. I've seen it happen several times.
STUPID!
How the heck do you prove the transferee is an illegal? Or are we going to ASSUME the transfer is illegal until you produce your Birth Certificate, Passport, etc.?
Tax these transfers, and tax them heavily.
I think the key point is there is no silver bullet for ending illegal immigration.
A lot of the different proposals have to be enacted, from a real barrier fence, to more employer sanctions, to a realistic guest worker program, to ideas making it harder to benefit from illegal immigration -- such as denying driver licenses and prohibiting wire transfers.
It all helps. And we need all the help we can get.
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You produce your drivers license, VISA, passport, etc... just like you have to have ID to cash a check at a bank.
Look in your wallet. My guess is that you have a drivers license. Not that tough. You probably have even used it to cash a check.
You can't tax them. Three states have proposed that (Georgia passed them). You then legitimize illegal immigration forever and governments have an incentive NOT to secure the border.
Banning illegal aliens from wiring money would likely just change how they send money back home.
I'm also curious how they would expect the wire companies to verify that their customers are in the country legally.
This might be possible once States start requiring that people prove they are in the country legally before getting a drivers license, but until that happens, it's going to be very difficult for a wire transfer company to enforce this.
I would support legislation that would require a drivers license that conforms with the Real Id Act to send wire transfers or open a bank account, but until the Real Id Act really goes into effect, I'm not sure this is really practical to enforce.
I like the idea in general, I'm just not sure it can be implemented yet.
How bout we make it illegal to give them money in the first place? Oh yeah it already is. Ok how about we enforce the laws. The only way they will go or (at least fewer will come) is if there is no money for them here in the first place..
This is not an income tax.
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