https://www.npr.org/2018/07/17/629823953/dark-money-groups-get-a-little-darker-thanks-to-irs Dark Money Groups Get A Little Darker, Thanks To IRS As nonprofit advocacy groups plunge into a high-priced fight over confirming Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, they will no longer have to identify their biggest donors to the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS announced the rules change Monday evening. Earlier that day, Trump railed against special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russia's cryptocurrency-financed effort to disrupt the 2016 presidential race, and the FBI arrested a Russian national who allegedly used the NRA to build ties among conservatives and Republicans. Until now, tax-exempt groups under Section 501(c) of the tax code have had to identify donors of $5,000 or more on their annual tax returns. While the returns are public documents, the donor identifications are redacted when tax returns are made public. But the system isn't foolproof. About six years ago, the IRS failed to redact the donor list for Crossroads GPS, a leading conservative group at the time. Under the new rules, 501(c)(3) charities will still have to identify their most generous donors to the IRS, but 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations and 501(c)(6) business associations will not. Critics call these groups, which are sometimes used by secretive political funds, "dark money." The IRS calls the move a "significant reform to protect personal information." Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the change "will in no way limit transparency." But Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said in a statement, "Trump's Treasury Department made it easier for anonymous foreign donors to funnel dark [secret] money into nonprofits." Wyden is ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, which is due to vote Thursday on tax attorney Charles Rettig's nomination as IRS commissioner. Wyden said he'll oppose it unless Rettig "commits to restoring this critical disclosure requirement." The new change is a small step in a conservative campaign to repeal disclosures and limits on advocacy money that doesn't go directly to candidates or political parties. Donor disclosure to the IRS "can easily be abused to suppress First Amendment rights," said David Keating, president of the anti-regulation Institute for Free Speech. The 501(c)(4) social welfare groups have been a rising force in politics, especially on the right. There is also a smattering of heavily financed 501(c)(6) business associations in politics, again on the right. "This was the right decision because citizens shouldn't fear harassment or persecution over their beliefs," said Nathan Nascimento, executive vice president of Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, a business association that's a financial hub of the Koch brothers' political network. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, long a foe of campaign finance regulations, said the new rules would prevent Americans from being "bullied for exercising their First Amendment rights," referring to instances in which people have lost their job due to their political donations. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, another business association, called on Congress to exempt all 501(c) entities from "onerous donor disclosure requirements." Freedom Partners has spent $1.7 million so far on campaign ads in the midterm elections, according to the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics. The center said the U.S. Chamber has spent $7.1 million. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., issued a statement calling for reinstatement of the disclosure rules. He said, "We need more transparency in our campaigns, not less."
Party of law and order they said... https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...dfd0e0dd65a_story.html?utm_term=.8a25e84a2442 Senate votes to overturn Trump administration donor disclosure rule for ‘dark money’ groups The Senate on Wednesday voted 50-49 to overturn a Trump administration policy that allows politically active nonprofits to withhold from the government the identities of their donors, underscoring a growing unease among Democrats over the influence of wealthy donors and foreign actors in U.S. elections. The rule is unlikely to survive the GOP-led House, which is vote on the resolution before the end of the year, or it must receive the support of President Trump, whose Treasury Department enacted the rule earlier this year.
They all have VIP membership status at Maga-Lara. , the First Lady and her parents are descendants of Einstein. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Russian ‘birth tourism’ brings boom to South Florida MIAMI — Every year, hundreds of pregnant Russian women travel to the United States to give birth so that their child can acquire all the privileges of American citizenship. They pay anywhere from $20,000 to sometimes more than $50,000 to brokers who arrange their travel documents, accommodations and hospital stays, often in Florida. While the cost is high, their children will be rewarded with opportunities and travel advantages not available to their Russian countrymen. The parents themselves may benefit someday as well. And the decidedly un-Russian climate in South Florida and the posh treatment they receive in the maternity wards — unlike dismal clinics back home — can ease the financial sting and make the practice seem more like an extended vacation.
Old news, I spoke out against Russian immigration and birth tourism over 2 months ago. https://www.elitetrader.com/et/thre...-deliver-american-babies.329390/#post-4799958 I also spoke out against the worthless Chinese birth tourists who leave the USA without paying their medical bills on purpose. I have no problem with banning or severely limiting immigrants from Russia and China. China is a shit hole where counterfeit products run rampant. Their culture is based on deception and stealing, similar to the Russians. You Open Border Democrats want anyone and everyone to become a citizen in the USA, even if they run these immigration con-games on us.
My former Chinese landlords used to make fun of the US for being so stupid and easy to take advantage of. No wonder the Radical Left hates Trump’s “America first” platform.
Yes. Rail against Russians coming in for birth tourism while at the same time ignoring and applauding when a massive South American caravan is coming for the exact same reason.
South Americans -with a handful of exceptions- are not eligible for asylum in the U.S under international law. They are required to request asylum in Mexico if heading north. If they want to bypass Mexico and request entry into the U.S , they then become economic migrants rather than asylum seekers- so the "fear of death" aspect is not a factor unless requesting asylum- which- in case you missed it the first time- needs to be in Mexico- not the U.S. In the highly unlikely event that their claim is not bogus in the first place, and they are not just trying to leave a shit-hole country. You are welcome.