A 10% 'fee' on non-business money sent from the U.S. would certainly help offset the costs of illegal immigration. Hello, Congress??? Anybody home???
The Fed is actually making it easier for them to send money home..
"Federal Reserve Bank Assists Illegal Alien Lawbreakers
October 16, 2006
Vox Populi, Jim Kouri
by Jim Kouri, CPP
While the mainstream news media are hard at work covering the Rep. Mark Foley “Pagegate” scandal or helping the Democrats to achieve their dream of capturing control of the House of Representatives and Senate, the Federal Reserve Bank is working with the Mexican government to make it easier for illegal aliens to export US money to their homeland.
The Fed is currently devising several programs that will extend banking services to illegal aliens, according to The Wall Street Journal. Most of this money transfer scheme is being created under the radar and few, if any, political figures are discussing the subject.
One proposal is for a new remittance program with the ultimate goal of bringing illegal Mexican aliens — who send money home — into the mainstream the US financial system, regardless of immigration status. In other words, The Federal Reserve Bank is attempting to aid lawbreakers in moving their cash around in the US and Mexico.
“Directo a Mexico,” the name of the program, enables US commercial banks to make money transfers for Mexican workers through the Federal Reserve’s own automated clearinghouse, which is linked to Banco de Mexico, the Mexican central bank. Few Americans are aware of the connection between the Fed and foreign banks and this program would be just another that exists in the shadow world of international banking.
To use the service, a Mexican need only possess a matricula consular, an ID issued by the Mexican consulate in most major US cities to those with proof of Mexican birth or citizenship, or a picture ID card issued by the US or another foreign government. The idea is to make it cheaper and safer for illegal workers to send funds to their relatives in Mexico."
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http://mensnewsdaily.com/2006/10/16/federal-reserve-bank-assists-illegal-alien-lawbreakers/
A 10% 'fee' on non-business money sent from the U.S. would certainly help offset the costs of illegal immigration. Hello, Congress??? Anybody home???
Why should those of us that send money to relatives in Latin America be forced to pay an additional tax??? We pay taxes when we earn our money. After that we should be entitled to send it wherever we want. Advocating for more taxes is not a conservative value.