Illegal Aliens Stand to Cash-In on Congressional Proposal to Increase the Additional Child Tax Credit

Neither Congress nor the Biden administration can seem to get their acts together to halt the record influx of illegal aliens to the United States. Illegal immigration already costs American taxpayers upwards of $150 billion annually, and Congress is considering legislation that would add to that already hefty price tag.

In January, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7024, Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 and the bill is awaiting action by the Senate. Tax relief is always popular with voters, especially when it is targeted toward middle- and low-income American families. But the bill, as written, is also a windfall for the ever-growing population of illegal aliens in the U.S.

A key provision of H.R. 7024 is an increase in the Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC). The bill increases the maximum amount a parent may claim per qualifying child from $1,600 to $1,800. It would also increase the ACTC in future years, raising it to $1,900 in 2024, and $2,000 in 2025. Because Congress did not explicitly bar illegal aliens from claiming the ACTC when the program was established in 1997, the IRS has allowed them to claim the benefit. The ACTC is also a refundable credit, meaning that If the amount of the credit is greater than what is owed, the IRS sends the taxpayer a check for the difference. Given that millions of illegal aliens pay little in federal income taxes because their reported incomes are extremely low, many would be in line for even bigger government checks if H.R. 7024 is enacted…