
"More illegal immigrants are rushing to file taxes"
The Boston Globe] BOSTON, MA"Illegal immigrants are pouring into tax-preparation offices and nonprofit agencies across Massachusetts and the nation to file state and federal income taxes, taking a step that some might deem unthinkable: giving their name, address, and financial information to the government.
In Massachusetts, taxpayers here illegally are lining up from
Chelsea to the Berkshires, despite the fear of deportation that is
permeating the state after a massive raid in New Bedford last year and
smaller raids in Boston-area cities and towns. While typical American
taxpayers are wary of the Internal Revenue Service, illegal immigrants
see the IRS as a friendly agency that could help in their quest for
legal residency.
"It's catching on that this is one of the
things that you do" as a resident of the United States, said Corinn
Williams, executive director of the Community Economic Development
Center in New Bedford, which is getting 10 calls a day, double the
number it got a year ago, from immigrants who want help filing taxes.
"If you're making a case that you want to stay here, without a doubt
that's one of the things that the judge is going to look at."
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