Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) argued on Tuesday morning that limiting benefits such as tax credits for illegal immigrants could easily result in enough funds to pay for a border wall.
“You require a work-authorized Social Security number to claim a child tax credit, an earned income tax credit or any of the other tax credits,” Inhofe told host Laura Ingraham on “The Laura Ingraham Show.”
“Currently only the child needs a Social Security number, not the parent who actually receives the money.”
Inhofe introduced a bill designed to limit illegal immigrants from accessing social and welfare programs on November 1.
The WALL Act would fund the border wall through the money saved on limiting those programs to people in the country legally.
“The bill requires the parent to have a work-valid Social Security benefit in order to receive benefits,” Inhofe said. “The Joint Committee on Taxation it would create $33-and-a-half billion. It requires … E-Verify to verify citizenship before getting welfare.”
The bill requires a work-authorized Social Security Number (SSN) to claim refundable tax credits.
It would also require welfare applicants to verify their citizenship. It also clarifies what an asylum seeker is — so that only people who are escaping persecution or political violence can qualify.- READ MORE