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I came across the most extraordinary article in the New York Times this morning. I've long known that unauthorized migrants pay billions in taxes, but I never thought I'd see law enforcement officials effectively punishing them for it.
The Weld County Sheriff's Office in Colorado has raided the offices of a local business, Amalia's Translation and Tax Services, in an attempt to crack-down on "identity theft" by unauthorized migrants. The Postville raid taught us what pursuing unauthorized migrants for "identity theft" really means.
The Weld County Sheriff's Office in Colorado has raided the offices of a local business, Amalia's Translation and Tax Services, in an attempt to crack-down on "identity theft" by unauthorized migrants. The Postville raid taught us what pursuing unauthorized migrants for "identity theft" really means.
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