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BumRushDaShow

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Fri Nov 21, 2025, 07:53 AM Friday

Treasury plans to change tax credit eligibility in a move critics say will hurt immigrant taxpayers

Source: AP

Updated 9:12 PM EST, November 20, 2025


WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department said Thursday it plans to reclassify certain refundable tax credits as “federal public benefits,” which will bar some immigrant taxpayers from receiving them, even if they file and pay taxes and would otherwise qualify.

Tax experts say immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents as children, known as DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipients, and immigrants with Temporary Protected Status are most likely to be affected by the planned change. Foreign workers and student visa holders as well as some families with children who are U.S. citizens could also be affected, depending on how the rule is written, they say.

The Treasury Department’s announcement was the latest sign of how the Trump administration has been taking a “ whole of government ” approach when it comes to immigration enforcement and looking to departments across the federal government — not just Homeland Security — to come up with ways to help carry out the president’s hardline immigration agenda.

The Treasury said in its announcement that it plans to craft new rules affecting the refunded portions of certain individual income tax credits, including the Earned Income Tax Credit, the Additional Child Tax Credit, the American Opportunity Tax Credit and the Saver’s Match Credit.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/treasury-immigration-tax-credits-trump-58d614b31f6f8322629df715bd38d380

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Treasury plans to change tax credit eligibility in a move critics say will hurt immigrant taxpayers (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Friday OP
Trump isn't this smart 3825-87867 Friday #1
The MAGA fools are going to be quite surprised at our reduced tax income after travelingthrulife Friday #2
Reduced consumption and more seriously, reduced growth IbogaProject Friday #3

3825-87867

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1. Trump isn't this smart
Fri Nov 21, 2025, 08:08 AM
Friday

There's no way something like this can enter such a small mind. No, this is the workings of Miller AND the Hertiage People along with a number of other Republican "Foundations" to get their ultimate goal of total power, not just in America, but eventually, One World Control!
It started with the Heritage Traitors in the 70s and was quickly joined by many other Reich Wing Organizations while Democrats and everyday Americans thought things were just fine with the status quo. I'm ok so I don't want to worry about anything that I think doesn't affect me.
The ultimate goal of these organizations is wolrd control through business controlled by a few.
In America, they need to change their slogan to what it really means:
MAW
Make America White

travelingthrulife

(3,949 posts)
2. The MAGA fools are going to be quite surprised at our reduced tax income after
Fri Nov 21, 2025, 08:31 AM
Friday

they have thrown out all these immigrants.

IbogaProject

(5,463 posts)
3. Reduced consumption and more seriously, reduced growth
Fri Nov 21, 2025, 01:46 PM
Friday

The capital markets require endless growth which requires immigration. Increasing the birth rate takes years to fully lead to economic growth and our entire tax, health and education systems all harm working families.

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