[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 147 (Tuesday, November 29, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: November 29, 1994]
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                   THE ILLEGAL ALIEN CREDIT DENIAL ACT

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                          HON. JAMES A. HAYES

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 29, 1994

  Mr. HAYES. Mr. Speaker, today I am introducing legislation which I 
hope will be part of a larger effort to end the outlay of our scarce 
resources on illegal aliens. This bill, the Illegal Alien Credit Denial 
Act, amends the Internal Revenue Act of 1986 to deny the earned income 
tax credit [EITC] to illegal aliens and to prevent fraudulent claims.
  Under current law, there is no requirement that EITC claimants must 
be legal residents of this country. IRS forms do not require illegal 
aliens to identify themselves as such; therefore, so long as the 
eligibility requirements are met, illegal aliens can claim the EITC. My 
constituents in southwestern Louisiana are outraged that their tax 
dollars are going to people who are illegally residing in the United 
States. The EITC program was designed to help low-income Americans 
support their families by working rather than through welfare. It is a 
gross revenue expenditure and bad public policy for illegal aliens to 
continue receiving the EITC.
  I am confident that this legislative proposal is one on which every 
American can agree on. It is time for our country to tighten its belt. 
The American people are fed-up with inefficient programs and wasteful 
spending. This legislation will generate significant savings and end 
the current practice of rewarding illegal immigrants for residing 
within our borders. I urge my colleagues to join me in reforming the 
Earned Income Tax Credit so that it achieves its two long-germ 
objectives: First, to offset the impact of Social Security taxes on 
low-income Americans and Second, to encourage low-income Americans to 
seek employment rather than welfare.
  I would ask that a copy of my bill be included in the Record.

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