Posted on 01/30/2011 11:10:22 PM PST by jdirt
A Mississippi legislator has caught on to an idea that if the federal government won't complete a border fence separating the United States from Mexico, the states will – and he's planning on taxing illegal immigrants to fund it.
Republican State Sen. Joey Fillingane has filed S.B. 2255, which would charge a fee on all money transfers wired out of the United States, then count the amount as a credit on Mississippi citizens' tax returns. The result: Only illegal immigrants sending money abroad would ultimately pay the fees, since they cannot file tax returns to receive a refund.
The net revenue from the non-refunded fees, S.B. 2255 specifies, would then be sent to states like Arizona and Texas for construction of a border fence.
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Here is another good idea! Every illegal caught builds the wall between Mexico and the southern States. Joe the sheriff will see to it the wall gets built with a little money and lots of free labor!
Oh boy! I can see liberal heads exploding already!
Can we call them libtards instead of liberals?
Do you know what I realized tonight?
Our government has been lying to us all along.
The fact is that the federal government has the technology to monitor the border by satellite and figure out the main routes of the smugglers and illegals and it would be quite easy for the border patrol to be notified by our intelligence agencies on where to intercede.
As conservatives, we better start asking why the federal government spends $600 billion a year on defense and they refuse to use that money to secure our own borders.
Get a petition up I’ll sign it
When the Feds show up and start confiscating fence building equipment and arresting people they’ll no longer be able to hide the truth that they simply want a porous border. The mask will be off.
Excellent, I am delighted, each state take on its own. I love America at times like this.
very interesting, I like it
They would scrap the fence and build a massive canal from Gulf to the Pacific. This would also cut shipping time and costs. And bring in revenue.
Excellent idea really.
Excellent idea really.
“Can we call them libtards instead of liberals?”
Sounds like targeting them a little.
Within a certain scope.
So to speak.
Why not, they call us freeptards.
What makes State Sen. Fillingane believe that illegal immigrants can’t file tax returns? Has the IRS ever rejected a return from someone who wanted to pay US taxes?
Wasn’t that obvious when the Feds sued AZ?
EIC/refunds for illegals of course they can file if they are on the books....
http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc1301/article_1108.shtml
To those voters who elected this Capitalist, well done!
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