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Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Ramaswamy: A Dynamic Debate Performance Paired With An Incoherent Economic Agenda

Following the first Republican presidential primary debate, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy seems to be having a moment. That makes it a good time to explore his...
September 1, 2023Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

What Can We Learn from Boston’s Expanded CTC Outreach to Immigrant Communities?

Although last year’s temporary expansion of the child tax credit (CTC) dramatically reduced child poverty across the US, government outreach efforts struggled to connect immigrant families with their tax benefits.
October 7, 2022Aravind BoddupalliLuisa Godinez-PuigLivia Mucciolo
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Immigrants Were Less Likely to Have Received Expanded CTC; Those Who Did Used It for Essentials

Immigrant parents were less likely to have heard about the 2021 expanded child tax credit (CTC) than parents who were born in the United States,...
August 29, 2022Laura BruggerElaine Maag
State and Local Issues: TaxVox

The Census Is About Nearly $1 Trillion In Federal Spending, Not Just Elections

The US Supreme Court’s decision to leave a US citizenship question off the 2020 Census ( for now ) has focused unusual attention on the...
June 27, 2019Tracy Gordon
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Trump Proposal Would Limit Green Cards And Visas For Immigrants With Low Incomes Or Government Assistance

On September 21 st , the Trump Administration proposed a regulation limiting access to legal permanent residency status (green cards) and other visas for immigrants...
September 28, 2018Aravind BoddupalliKim S. Rueben
Business Taxes: TaxVox

President Trump’s Situational View About Enforcing Tax and Immigration Laws

Question: What does the Trump Administration’s policy decision to separate immigrant children from their parents at the Mexican border have in common with its policy...
June 20, 2018Howard Gleckman
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Trump’s Trade and Immigration Policies Could Wipe Out Any Benefits Of The TCJA

President Trump and his allies in Congress promised that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) would supercharge the US economy, leading to permanent annual...
June 1, 2018Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Immigration Curbs Will Weaken Social Security

President Trump has proposed deporting hundreds of thousands of immigrants and backed curbs on legal immigration into the US. The president’s aggressive views on immigration...
February 21, 2018Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

What immigration means for our economic and fiscal future

Are immigrants good for the economy and the country’s balance sheet? That is the politically charged and analytically difficult question tackled in a three-year study...
September 29, 2016Kim S. Rueben
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“They Said That They Would Do It and Indeed They Did.” 


“ Oh, what a night …” but no shut down. Ted Cruz and a handful of allies succeeded in delaying the Senate vote on the 2015 budget, but they couldn’t stop it. The $1.1 trillion spending bill was approved late Saturday night by a vote of 56-40 . And three months into the fiscal year, most of the
December 15, 2014Renu Zaretsky