by Sue | Jun 12, 2019 | Illegal Immigration
According to a report entitled “The Fiscal Burden of Illegal Immigration on Washingtonians” FAIR 2011, Washington State taxpayers are supporting ILLEGAL aliens to the tune of $2.5 BILLION each year.
An estimated 275,000 illegal aliens live in Washington State. Illegal aliens cost taxpayers $2.7 BILLION in state and local costs, but they only pay an estimated $203 million in taxes collected by the state; leaving a burden of more than $2.5 BILLION for Washington taxpayers.
Taxpayers support illegal aliens in education by $1.6 BILLION; in healthcare, $508 MILLION; in justice and law enforcement, $176 MILLION; in public assistance, $143 MILLION; and in general government services $325 MILLION.
According to FAIR.org,
- In 2017, the total cost of illegal immigration for the United States – at the federal, state, and local levels – was approximately $116 billion.
- FAIR arrived at this number by subtracting the tax revenue paid by illegal aliens – about $19 billion – from the total economic impact of illegal migration, $134.9 billion.
- In 2013, the estimated total cost of illegal migration was approximately $113 billion. So, in under four years, the cost has risen nearly $3 billion.
- Evidence shows that the tax payments made by illegal aliens fail to cover the costs of the many services they consume.
- A large percentage of illegal aliens who work in the underground economy frequently avoid paying any income tax at all.
- Many illegal aliens actually receive a net cash profit through refundable tax credit programs.
Click here for a downloadable chart.
by Sue | Jun 10, 2019 | Republican Party News
At the last Washington State Republican Party (WSRP) State Committee meeting held on May 19, 2019, four resolutions were passed, including:
- a Resolution in support of the President’s Declaration of a National Border Emergency,
- a Resolution supporting the operation of the Columbia Generating Station, a carbon-free source of affordable energy;
- a Resolution in support of the Second Amendment; and
- a Resolution in support of Referendum Measure 88 allowing the voters to decide on I-1000.
The Resolutions can be read here:
05.17.19 American Borders Resolution
05.17.19 Resolution in Support of CGS
05.17.19 Resolution in Support of the Second Amendment
05.17.19 Resolution on Measure 88
We’ll be covering more on these issues in the future.
by Sue | May 2, 2019 | 2019 Elections, Clallam County News
Local Candidate Filing Opens Soon
April 29, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
from Becky Pettigrew
Clallam County Elections Manager
The five-day candidate filing period for numerous local elected offices is coming up in Clallam County.
Candidates must be registered to vote, and may file for candidacy online, in person, or by mail. The complete list of offices open for filing can be found on the Clallam County Elections website at www.clallam.net/elections.
Residents may file for candidacy online via the Clallam County Elections website at www.clallam.net/elections. Online filing begins at 9 a.m. May 13 and ends at 4 p.m. May 17.
Candidates may also file in person at the Auditor’s Office, 223 E. 4th St., Suite 1 in Port Angeles, from Monday, May 13 through Friday, May 17. The Auditor’s Office, located in the Clallam County Courthouse, is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Mailed declarations of candidacy will be accepted April 29-May 17.
Candidate filing fees, regardless of filing method, must be received by the Auditor’s Office no later than 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 17 to complete the filing process. Those filing online will be prompted to pay using Visa, Mastercard or American Express. The Auditor’s Office accepts payments made in-person or by mail using cash or check only. Late payments are not accepted and would thus void any such filings.
Additional filing information, including a complete list of offices open for election and applicable filing fees, is available at www.clallam.net/elections.
Contact Clallam County Elections at (360) 417-2217 or bpettigrew@co.clallam.wa.us for more information.
by Sue | May 2, 2019 | Legislative News, Olympia News and Views, Republican Party News
from Caleb Heimlich, Chair, WSRP
The Legislative Session ended on Sunday April 28th, with a flurry of bad bills. Democrats voted to implement a new payroll tax, taxes on small business, doctors, banks, real estate transactions, and opened the door to much higher property taxes. They also passed policies that will lead to higher utility rates and higher gas prices. All while we are experiencing record revenue growth. The State budget has swelled by $5 Billion with new revenue, but the Democrats insisted on raising taxes by an additional $2 Billion.
And to add insult to injury, they did this under the clouds of darkness. Pushing through tax bills at 4AM while the people of Washington were sleeping and couldn’t comment. That arrogant dismissive display for the concerns of the voters of Washington State shouldn’t stand. We posted a FB video that has now received over 13K views! https://www.facebook.com/WAGOP/videos/1482643421866776/. Thanks to all the county parties and individuals that have shared that video to help increase the reach and get out the word on what the Democrats did in the dark of night!
Inslee Trip: We have launched a brand new website called www.insleetrip.com. We will hand deliver copies of the petitions to Governor Inslee’s office. Please share the link! People are really enjoying the gif of Inslee flying around the country on his plane, while we the taxpayers are forced to subsidize his security travel costs.
Capital Gains Income Tax Efforts: In the midst of the negative news coming out of Legislative Session, there was one bright spot, the Democrats did not force through a bill to create an income tax on capital gains. We organized a significant campaign to oppose that effort and succeeded in applying pressure to certain swing district Democratic Senators.
by Sue | Apr 4, 2019 | Olympia News and Views, Taxation
April 4, 2019
As the legislative session in Olympia moves on, there are many bills that will affect us as citizens here in Washington State.
As we are seeing with the many objectionable bills working their way through the legislature, elections do matter. With a Republican majority, most of these bills would not have made it out of their respective committees.
HB 1110, “Reducing the greenhouse gas emissions associated with transportation fuels,” is one such bill. The Legislature is once again ignoring the will of the voters (yes, we have voted against carbon taxes several times!) and have a proposal that will increase our gas taxes and create higher energy costs. Increasing the gas tax will impact the prices of most of our goods and services. This is a bill we have all seen before. It is one that claims to be about protecting the environment, yet in reality it increases taxes on the average consumer and funnels more tax dollars into Olympia. This bill has passed in the House and is in committee in the Senate.
SB 5078 (Requiring disclosure of federal income tax returns of presidential and vice presidential candidates prior to appearing on the ballot): A bill designed to keep President Donald J. Trump off the ballot in 2020. A similar bill was vetoed by California’s Democratic Governor, yet the Washington State Democrats think they need to be even more progressive than California.
SB 5395 (Concerning comprehensive sexual health education): A bill making it mandatory for kids in grades K-12 to go through “comprehensive” sexual education. Even though Washington citizens went to Olympia to inform the House members on the problematic nature of this bill, it is still active in committee.
HB 2156 (Investing in quality prekindergarten, K-12, and postsecondary opportunities throughout Washington with excise taxes on sales and extraordinary profits of high valued assets): This is the Democrats’ much anticipated Income Tax Bill. Even though this kind of tax is illegal in Washington State, the Democrats are going forward with it anyway.
Why should Washingtonians pay the highest gas taxes in the country? We are already using technology better than most states, which allows us to use less energy, conserve water, and make the best use of resources in our evergreen state.
Another bill worth complaining about is SB 5313, the two-year state operating budget. It raises questions, such as, “When will our Legislators get the point that this is our tax money they are spending?” and “What don’t they understand about living within a budget?”
The Democrats have brought forth a $53 billion budget proposal. Despite a more than $2 billion surplus, this budget is requiring tax increases of more than $4 billion. Republican legislators have argued that the state has more than adequate funds to cover our state’s priorities without raising taxes. The state revenue forecast through 2021 is predicting an additional $861 million in tax revenue.
For this any many other bills, please make frequent use of the legislative hot line, 1-800-562-6000, to ask your legislators to Vote No.
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