Iowa Congressman Wants To Deport Taxpaying Immigrants

¡Dios mío! These things just keep getting worse.

Iowa U.S. Representative, and Republican, Steve King said in a recent interview that, if he were to become chairman of the House’s immigration subcommittee next year he would work to pass legislation that required the IRS to share the immigration status of taxpayers with the Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration.

In a word, he wants to deport people without papers who pay taxes — using the information with which they pay taxes. Ay yai yai…  From the AlterNet story:

“Since 1996, the IRS has given nearly 14 million Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs) to individuals without Social Security numbers, most of whom are undocumented immigrants. One IRS official estimated that ITIN filers have paid nearly $50 billion in income taxes to date. All of this hinges on the assumption that the IRS doesn’t share personal information with DHS or other agencies. Ending this firewall between federal agencies all but guarantees undocumented immigrants would no longer pay federal or state taxes, and retreat even further into the underground economy. In addition, undocumented immigrants would probably stop using ITINs to open bank accounts and establish credit histories needed to buy homes or open businesses.”

More stupidity, more racism, more pandering to the crazy, soon-to-be-irrelevant far right. I usually don’t let things like this get to me because I know that change is coming, as a matter of fact, it’s already here — and that’s precisely why things like this go down.