immigration

Will Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration Kill Tax Reform? Hint: You Can’t Kill Something That’s Already Dead

The latest narrative making the rounds in Washington is that President Obama will kill prospects for tax reform in 2015 if he grants legal status to undocumented immigrants though an executive order. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and others claim that this step will so poison the well of trust

November 18, 2014Howard Gleckman

Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Immigration, Dynamic Scoring, and CBO

Immigration policy poses an unusual challenge for the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation. If Congress allows more people into the United...

May 3, 2013Donald Marron

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

The Immigration Debate: Another Reason We Ought to Separate Work and Family Credits

In the realm of needless complexity, the work and family tax credits for low-income households rank near the top. The problem is especially challenging for...

February 6, 2013Elaine Maag