A little-noticed provision in the Republican tax reform will strip billions in tax benefits from an estimated one million mostly low-income undocumented children residing in the United States.
Manuel Madrid
Manuel Madrid is a Washington, D.C.–based freelance journalist and former Prospect writing fellow. His work has also appeared in Bolts magazine, the Miami New Times, and Caracas Chronicles.
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How the Tax Cut Sacks Puerto Rico
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Posted inEconomic Policy
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At annual shareholders’ meeting, the fast-food chain’s tone-deaf executives fail to confront critical issues facing the company’s workers.
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OPM Director Wants Federal Workers to Join Retirement Race to the Bottom
Few civil servants work for the federal government to get rich, but at least they can count on a decent pension. The Trump administration wants to change all that.
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Kevin McCarthy: Trickle Downer of The Week
The House majority leader is the front-runner to succeed Paul Ryan atop the House Republicans. He’d also be a fitting heir to Ryan’s trickle-down legacy.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Waiting—and Waiting—For Corporate Tax Cuts to Deliver Those Wage Hikes
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Puerto Rican Refugees and the Elusive Blue Wave
Emigres from the island could be recruited to the Democratic camp, but will progressive organizing defeat right-wing money that ties relief to recruiting?