A group of Pennsylvania Republican lawmakers put forward a bill that would place a levy on international remittances made by illegal immigrants and divert the revenue to the commonwealth's property tax and rent relief fund.
that allowed the U.S. to return illegal immigrants to Mexico due to COVID-19 concerns, another migrant surge is likely to occur.
"[This] is a unique bill that will place a fee on those types of transactions. It’s a great way to deter illegal immigration — and we can put that new revenue towards tax breaks for legal citizens in ourThe lawmaker said international cash remittances take money out of the state economy and instead benefit foreign countries."Over $70 billion is transferred out of the U.S. and into the economies of recipient countries on an annual basis," he said.