“。。。it is the Old Faithful of tax breaks that illegal aliens can access: the Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC). Illegals filing their income taxes can claim the ACTC if they have (or claim to have) children in the United States. This tax credit, unlike virtually all others, can result in a negative income tax payment. That means that no taxes will be collected from the individual, but he or she will get a check in the mail for all taxes withheld plus a bonus for the credit。。。”-- http://cis.org/north/its-tax-refund-time-illegal-aliens?
“Now that these families have given birth to U.S. citizens, the families are eligible for benefits such as WIC and food stamps. Benefits such as these are for low income families. Illegal aliens often work in low paying jobs so they now qualify for benefits.”-- http://thelawdictionary.org/article/why-is-it-that-illegal-aliens-get-free-food-stamps-health-insurance-and-pay-no-taxes/
(1): The point here is that they do pay taxes. The amount of taxes and the rate therein is a different topic -- that falls within the purview of tax policy.
If you feel that the tax rate applicable to them should be different, that is certainly a topic for discussion. Until then -- they are paying the taxes that are expected of them.
(2): The "benefits" and "welfare" that you refer to in the body of the article -- as you acknowledged: they are paid to the children, who are Americans.
Unless the law changes, the Americans are entitled to receive these benefits.
(3): >>>非法移民對社安基金的貢獻被大大誇大了
I am not sure what you mean. Here's the data from the Social Security Administration:
...According to the Social Security Administration (SSA), unauthorized immigrants -- who are not eligible to receive Social Security benefits -- have paid an eye-popping $100 billion into the fund over the past decade.
"They are paying an estimated $15 billion a year into Social Security with no intention of ever collecting benefits," Stephen Goss, chief actuary of the SSA told CNNMoney. "Without the estimated 3.1 million undocumented immigrants paying into the system, Social Security would have entered persistent shortfall of tax revenue to cover payouts starting in 2009," he said.
See http://money.cnn.com/2014/11/20/news/economy/immigration-myths/
(4): With regard to the issue of economic benefits, please note:
(a):
Alan Greenspan, former Federal Reserve Chairman, testified:
"But there is little doubt that unauthorized, that is, illegal, immigration has made a significant contribution to the growth of our economy. Between 2000 and 2007, for example, it accounted for more than a sixth of the increase in our total civilian labor force. The illegal part of the civilian labor force diminished last year as the economy slowed, though illegals still comprised
an estimated 5% of our total civilian labor force. Unauthorized immigrants serve as a flexible component of our workforce, often a safety valve when demand is pressing and among the first to be discharged when the economy falters."
See https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/greenspan_testimony_04_30_09.pdf
(b):
Professor Francine J. Lipman (University of Nevada, Las Vegas):
"Americans believe that undocumented immigrants are exploiting the United States' economy. The widespread belief is that illegal aliens cost more in government services than they contribute to the economy. This belief is undeniably false. [E]very empirical study of illegals' economic impact demonstrates the opposite . . .: undocumenteds actually contribute more to public coffers in taxes than they cost in social services. Moreover, undocumented immigrants contribute to the U.S. economy through their investments and consumption of goods and services; filling of millions of essential worker positions resulting in subsidiary job creation, increased productivity and lower costs of goods and services; and unrequited contributions to Social Security, Medicare and unemployment insurance programs.
Eighty-five percent of eminent economists surveyed have concluded that undocumented immigrants have had a positive (seventy-four percent) or neutral (eleven percent) impact on the U.S. economy."
See http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=881584
(c): Professor Raul Hinojosa (UCLA):
"Q: How is the undocumented immigrant community affecting the U.S. economy?
A: First and foremost, it's a source of value added. The total goods and services that they consume through their paycheck, plus all that they produce for their employers, is close to about $800 billion.
They're also producing at relatively lower costs because the undocumented population typically gets about 20% less in wages than if they were legalized. That leads to lower prices for us and higher profits to employers.
In addition, they're obviously a huge consumer base. We've seen that 90% of the wages that the undocumented population gets are spent inside the U.S. Remittances are sent abroad, but that only represents about 10% of immigrants' income. The numbers are becoming quite huge. We estimate about $50 billion dollars in remittances this year. That means that total consumptive capacity remaining in the U.S. is $400 billion to $450 billion."
See https://biz.yahoo.com/special/illegal05_article2.html
(5):
One final note:
Federal tax law prohibits the IRS from sharing data with other government agencies, including USCIS. See https://www.irs.gov/government-entities/federal-state-local-governments/disclosure-laws
The reason? So that the federal government can collect tax revenues against them.
In other words, the US is purposefully and knowingly taxing these individuals, knowing that they do not have legal status.
