The Internal Revenue Service’s acting commissioner is resigning over a deal to share immigrants’ tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the purpose of identifying and deporting people illegally in the U.S.

Yet another example of this Administration desperately shooting itself in the foot and turning their lies into truth.

“Illegal” immigrants are a net positive to the economy. They pay billions in taxes and receive few benefits.

If ICE gets access to our taxes, immigrants will stop paying. A real win for America.

Tom Bowman, policy counsel for the Center for Democracy and Technology, said disclosing immigrant tax records to DHS for immigration enforcement “will discourage tax compliance among immigrant communities, weaken contributions to essential public programs, and increase burdens for U.S. citizens and nonimmigrant taxpayers. It also sets a dangerous precedent for data privacy abuse in other federal programs.”

Props to the commisioner for refusing, but don’t just resign. Make them walk you out the door. We need more disobedience and malicious compliance.

  • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    The problem with the “make them walk you out the door” idea is that then they control the narrative. They will never say they fired you because you refused to compromise your ethics. They were firing you because of “insubordination”, “poor performance”, or some other bullshit.

    By taking the initiative first and resigning, you get to control the narrative regarding your departure.

    They’re gonna get rid of you one way or another if you defy them. Sticking around is not gonna magically fix things.