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One constituent dealing with illegal status

MoGal

Well-known member
An actual letter from an Iowa resident and sent to his senator:



The Honorable Tom Harkin

731 Hart Senate Office Building

Phone (202) 224 3254

Washington DC, 20510



Dear Senator Harkin,



As a native Iowan and excellent customer of the

Internal Revenue Service, I am writing to ask for your

assistance. I have contacted the Department of

Homeland Security in an effort to determine the

process for becoming an illegal alien and they

referred me to you.

My primary reason for wishing to change my status from

U.S. Citizen to illegal alien stems from the bill

which was recently passed by the Senate and for which

you voted. If my understanding of this bill's

provisions is accurate, as an illegal alien who has

been in the United States for five years, all I need

to do to become a citizen is to pay a $2,000 fine and

income taxes for three of the last five years. I know

a good deal when I see one and I am anxious to get

the process started before everyone figures it out.

Simply put, those of us who have been here legally

have had to pay taxes every year so I'm excited about

the prospect of avoiding two years of taxes in return

for paying a $2,000 fine.



Is there any way that I can apply to be illegal

retroactively? This would yield an excellent result

for me and my family because we paid heavy taxes in

2004 and 2005. Additionally, as an illegal alien I

could begin using the local emergency room as my

primary health care provider. Once I have stopped

paying premiums for medical insurance, my accountant

figures I could save almost $10,000 a year.



Another benefit in gaining illegal status would be

that my daughter would receive preferential treatment

relative to her law school applications, as well as

"in-state" tuition rates for many colleges throughout

the United States for my son.



Lastly, I understand that illegal status would relieve

me of the burden of renewing my driver's license and

making those burdensome car insurance premiums. This

is very important to me given that I still have

college age children driving my car.



If you would provide me with an outline of the process

to become illegal (retroactively if possible) and

copies of the necessary forms, I would be most

appreciative. Thank you for your assistance.



Your Loyal Constituent,



Donald Ruppert

Burlington, IA
 

Cal

Well-known member
Isn't it amazing how actual tax collection is increased even when the rate is decreased when the economy is so strong?
 
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