Mr. President. one of the more significant ramifications of the immigration bill that is on the floor today is that it will confer immediately on persons in our country illegally the benefit of the earnedincome tax credit. This is not a little bitty matter. The earnedincome tax credit is the largest aid program for lowwage workers in America. Last year. the earnedincome tax credit benefitted over 22 million people who. The average recipient who receives a benefit under the earnedincome tax credit receives over $1.700 per yeara very generous event. Last year. we spent $41.*2 billion on the Earned Income Tax Credit.
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