The Internal Revenue Service’s acting commissioner is resigning over a deal to share immigrants’ tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the purpose of identifying and deporting people illegally in the U.S.

Yet another example of this Administration desperately shooting itself in the foot and turning their lies into truth.

“Illegal” immigrants are a net positive to the economy. They pay billions in taxes and receive few benefits.

If ICE gets access to our taxes, immigrants will stop paying. A real win for America.

Tom Bowman, policy counsel for the Center for Democracy and Technology, said disclosing immigrant tax records to DHS for immigration enforcement “will discourage tax compliance among immigrant communities, weaken contributions to essential public programs, and increase burdens for U.S. citizens and nonimmigrant taxpayers. It also sets a dangerous precedent for data privacy abuse in other federal programs.”

Props to the commisioner for refusing, but don’t just resign. Make them walk you out the door. We need more disobedience and malicious compliance.

  • MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net
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    17 days ago

    If ICE gets access to our taxes, immigrants will stop paying.

    Which feeds right into the fascist narrative and gives them another reason to round people up.

      • MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net
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        17 days ago

        But now they can show receipts.

        Don’t get me wrong - lack of evidence of wrongdoing isn’t going to stop these assholes. But every tiny shred of “legitimacy” goes a long way when it comes to swaying the low-information “on the fence” types.

      • theparadox@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        17 days ago

        It’ll also help to underfund the system so that Republicans can pretend they need to cut more shit, like “entitlements” (Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid).