Ep. 1726 - The Solution To The Immigration Problem That No One Is Talking About
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Today on the Matt Walsh Show, as more Republicans start to fold on deportations, I want to talk about some very simple policy changes that could be made to help solve the illegal immigration problem. These are solutions that, for some reason, almost nobody's talking about. Also, Don Lemon is finally arrested for the various federal crimes he committed on camera. Plus, the NFL has just hired a chief kindness officer. Yes, a chief kindness officer. Why? Who is this for exactly? We'll talk about all that and more today on the Matt Walsh Show.
Whenever clear battle lines are drawn on some major national issue and the left is busy canonizing martyrs and blowing their little whistles every day, one of the hardest things to do is step back and reassess all of your available options at a strategic level. At the moment, for example, it's very easy to conclude that the main dispute in this country concerns ICE raids. You might think that the left opposes ICE raids and the right supports them. You might conclude that at the highest levels of government, the debate is between bleeding-heart leftists who don't want young Juan to be separated from his parents on the one side and hard-nosed right-wingers who simply want the law to be enforced on the other.
But there's very good reason to believe that this divide doesn't actually exist. at least not to the extent that we're led to believe. And here's why. Neither major political party has even suggested taking a very simple and straightforward step that would instantly resolve in the departure of millions of illegal aliens from this country without the need for a single ICE raid. There wouldn't need to be any, quote unquote, family separations or federal agents with their scary masks that everybody's upset about or anything like that. All you have to do is take this one step and you will solve a significant part of the problem that both parties claim to be concerned about. I'm talking about getting rid of the Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, or ITIN.
In case you're not familiar with the concept, an ITIN takes the place of a social security number if you're an illegal alien or anyone else without a valid social security number. With an ITIN, an illegal alien can obtain credit. They can open savings accounts and checking accounts at a bank. They can start a business with an employer identification number.
What simple policy changes could help solve the immigration problem?
They can work as independent contractors. They can obtain driver's licenses in many states. And they can apply for mortgages. The ITIN has been around for a long time now, since the 1990s, but there was never any vote in Congress to establish it. Instead, the IRS unilaterally created the idea of ITIN in order to make it easier for illegal aliens to pay taxes and to pay into the Social Security system. The idea was that since the IRS was required by law to tax everybody's income, the agency had the authority to create the ITIN system and allow illegal aliens to use it. And on top of that, the IRS wouldn't alert immigration officials about anyone using an ITIN in order to encourage illegal aliens to register.
So the IRS pitched the idea as a win-win. The U.S. would collect more tax revenue and more funding for Social Security, which the illegal aliens wouldn't be able to tap into. And in turn, illegal aliens could get tax refunds as well as child tax credits. What's happened since the 1990s, of course, is that this rationale, as flimsy as it was to begin with, completely collapsed.
Why are Don Lemon's legal troubles significant?
The ITIN system was premised on the idea that we'd have a secure border.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–3:13
2
What simple policy changes could help solve the immigration problem?
3:13–4:18
3
Why are Don Lemon's legal troubles significant?
4:18–4:48
4
What is the role of the NFL's chief kindness officer?
4:48–11:42
5
How does the ITIN system contribute to illegal immigration?
11:42–23:14
6
What are the implications of AI in the creative industry?
23:14–28:56
7
What are the economic impacts of removing the ITIN system?
28:56–29:36
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How does the NFL's new initiative reflect broader cultural changes?
29:36–1:06:08
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