Obama giving billions to illegal aliens!

[Enrique]

first ACORN, now illegal aliens! Seems like Obama is throwing our money at all the GOP boogeymen. Who is going to be the next beneficiary? Mahmoud Ahmadinejad? Barbra Streisand?

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hnp8mPmpSFnoTWLfdwSUktrOKgjQD9610OV80

Stimulus seeks to bar illegals from tax credit

By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS – 1 hour ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — Illegal immigrants without Social Security numbers could not get tax credits under the $800 billion-plus economic stimulus package making its way through Congress.

A senior GOP congressional official expressed concern Thursday that the bill could steer government checks to undocumented workers, but in fact the measure prevents anyone without a Social Security number from claiming tax credits of $500 per worker and $1,000 per couple. It also expressly disqualifies nonresident aliens.

The Republican spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. But Democrats were quick to reject the notion.

"This legislation is directed toward people who are legal in our country. It is about time the Republicans got a different piece of reading material and get off this illegal immigrant stuff," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. "This bill has nothing to do with anything illegal as far as immigration. It creates jobs for people who are lawfully in this country."

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[BrklynLiberal]

1. The repukes know they have no valid argument if they speak the truth, so they lie.

What else is new?

[GentryDixon]

2. It states right in the language

the companies receiving the monies must adhere to the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.

Extract from language:

SEC. 1114. REQUIRED PARTICIPATION IN E-VERIFY PROGRAM.

None of the funds made available in this Act may 4 be used to enter into a contract with an entity that does 5 not participate in the E-verify program described in section 401(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immi7
grant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note).