Comments on: Fix The Tax Code Friday: Immigration

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:30:27 +0000

Minimum 3 years IMO, with minimum of 1040 filings. Yes much compensation has been off books. Will the migrant support groups be coaching the potential Z-visa applicants. So many domestics (nannies and housekeepers) have the opportunity to go back to their employers for W-2s here too – will they? Will be interesting to see how this plays out.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 11:22:16 +0000

Sunny,
I completely agree with you. Beyond the issue of the minimum wage (which was just raised), there’s the hidden costs of having a “legitimate” worker including taxes (which can be significant) and benefits.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 11:17:41 +0000

Thanks Mary Emma!

By: Mary Emma Allen

Mary Emma Allen — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 01:50:31 +0000

Kelly, you have a great knack of tying taxes in with most any current events story…and making me think of topics I hadn’t considered before.

By: Sunny

Sunny — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 21:07:35 +0000

I think a bigger question is how are we going to pay them. One of the arguments for granting amnesty is that they work at jobs no one else wants and they work for low pay. If they are granted amnesty, suddenly they have to be paid minimum wage. If they don’t have to be paid minimum wage, we are in effect creating a slave class.