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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Joseph Rendeiro
jrendeiro@nclr.org
(202) 776-1566
Washington—In order to pay for an extension of the payroll tax cut, Congress is currently debating eliminating access to the Child Tax Credit for taxpayers who use Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITIN). NCLR (National Council of La Raza) and First Focus Campaign for Children have previously expressed outrage over these proposals, which would affect more than four million low-income Latino children and their families, and are urging Congress to pass a tax package that preserves this much-needed refundable credit for ITIN users. The typical family who would be affected earns approximately $21,000 per year and would lose $1,800.
On Thursday, February 9, NCLR and First Focus will accompany a group of elementary school children from Casa de Maryland, an NCLR Affiliate, who will deliver drawings that show the importance this money has for their families. We invite media to take pictures as the children drop off their drawings to the various senators on Capitol Hill who will be deciding the fate of these proposals.
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
WHO: Youth from Casa de Maryland
WHAT: Delivery of Child Tax Credit Drawings to Conferees
WHEN: Thursday, February 9, 2012, 4:00 p.m. EST
WHERE: 509 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
TO RSVP: Contact Joseph Rendeiro via email at jrendeiro@nclr.org or call (202) 776-1566.
NCLR—the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States—works to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans. For more information on NCLR, please visit www.nclr.org or follow along on Facebook and Twitter.
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