Roll Call: Tax ID Used by Immigrants Targeted in GOP Tax Bill

Meg Wiehe, deputy director at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said the provision would harm more than 5.1 million children — the majority of whom are U.S. citizens or young “Dreamers” brought to the country illegally when they were children.

“Their undocumented parents are hard-working taxpayers, paying not only state and local taxes as ITEP as documented, but also federal taxes including the payroll tax,” Wiehe said in a statement. “Investing in the economic security of these children through access to the Child Tax Credit recognizes their parents as hard-working taxpayers, helps families pay for basic needs such as food and utilities, and benefits the economy and well-being of the children.” Read more