KSMountain wrote:briansd1

[Allan from Fallbrook]

[quote=KSMountain][quote=briansd1]
Most public assistance is only available to citizens. And there is a 5-year waiting period after obtaining legal status…[/quote]
Do you know about the EIC scam?
Ever wonder why there are so many tax preparers in poor neighborhoods?
Why are these folks so eager to fulfill their civic duty? Ohhhh….

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/post/undocumented-workers-got-billions-from-irs-in-tax-credits-audit-finds/2011/03/23/gIQAhtaKvJ_blog.html%5B/quote%5D

KSM: The story references some $4.2 billion in illegal refunds, along with the fact that this sum has quadrupled in just five years.

Now, I realize with the trillions of dollars we’ve pissed down a rathole, this probably seems like an insignificant sum, but still…

Of course, the good news is that Orrin Hatch is looking into things. Thank God, it’s not some partisan hack or something.