Aug 6, 2008 | 7:16 AM
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(Actual
letter from an Iowa resident and sent to his
Senator)
The Honorable Tom Harkin
731 Hart
Senate Office Building
Phone (202) 224 3254
Washington DC
, 20510
Dear Senator Harkin,
As a native Iowan and excellent
customer of the Internal Revenue Service, I am writing to ask for your
assistance. I have contacted the Department of Homeland Security in a n effort
to determine the process for becoming an illegal alien and they referred me to
you.
My primary reason for wishing to change my status from U.S.
Citizen to illegal alien stems from the bill which was recently passed by the
Senate and for which you voted. If my understanding of this bill's provisions
is accurate, as an illegal alien who has been in the United States for five
years, all I need to do to become a citizen is to pay a $2,000 fine and income
taxes for three of the last five years. I know a good deal when I see one and I
am anxious to get the process started before everyone figures it
out.
Simply put, those of us who have been here legally have had to pay
taxes every year so I'm exc ited about the prospect of avoiding two years of
taxes in return for paying a $2,000 fine. Is there any way that I can apply to
be illegal retroactively? This would yield an excellent result for me and my
family be cause we paid
heavy taxes in 2004 and 2005.
Additionally,
as an illegal alien I could begin using the local emergency room as my primary
health care provider. Once I have stopped paying premiums for medical insurance,
my accountant figures I could save almost $10,000 a year.
Another
benefit in gaining illegal status is that my daughter would receive preferential
treatment relative to her law school applications, as well as 'in-state' tuition
ratesfor many colleges throughout the United States for my son.
Lastly,
I understand that illegal status would relieve me the burden of renewing my
driver's license and making those burdensome car insurance premiums. This is
very important to me given that I still have college age children driving my
car.
If you would provide me with an outline of the process to
become illegal (retroactively if possible) and copies of the
necessary
forms, I would be most appreciative.
Thank you for your
assistance.
Your Loyal Constituent,
Donald Ruppert
Burlington
,
IA