Emma works to support and expand ITEP’s microsimulation model and other off-model analyses. Her work aims to disaggregate the effects of tax policy changes by race, income, citizenship status, and geography. Before joining the team, Emma researched domestic social policy at the Congressional Research Service. She received an Interdisciplinary B.A. in Economic Inequality from the University of Connecticut and her MSc in Public Policy from University College London.
Recent Publications
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ITEP Comment on Tax Credit Restrictions for Immigrants
October 6, 2026 • By Carl Davis, Emma Sifre
This proposal would bar a variety of immigrant tax filers from receiving the refunded portion of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC), American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC), and Adoption Tax Credit.
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New Estimates of the Total Number of People and Children in Immigrant Families who Could Lose Eligibility for the Refundable Portions of the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit
September 30, 2026 • By Emma Sifre
Treasury and the IRS proposed a new rule that would further restrict eligibility for the refundable portions of four tax credits. The rule would affect primarily lawfully present immigrants authorized to work in the U.S. and their family members, including their children, the vast majority of whom are citizens.
Recent Media Mentions
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Sacramento Bee: Child Tax Credits: California's Winners and Losers in New GOP Congressional Plan
May 13, 2025 • By Emma Sifre, Joe Hughes
But there’s also a sobering feature: The parents of an estimated 910,000 California children would lose the credit because their child has at least one undocumented immigrant parent without a Social Security number, according to an analysis by several research groups including Washington’s Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.
