Is it a big mistake to have my child in the US if I am not a citizen there?

[Moon_Walker]

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Is it a big mistake to have my child in the US if I am not a citizen there?

David Moe, lives in Canadian Rockies (2006-present)

Answered Jan 23, 2018

 

 

It might be a big mistake. I am Canadian and friend of mine had a son born in the US while she was living there. Now, they have been living in Canada for decades, but her son is now an adult suffering from schizophrenia. He can’t hold a steady job because of his mental problems, so Canadian medicare is paying for his treatment, and the Canadian welfare system is paying for his living expenses.

However, the US government thinks he should pay taxes to the US even though he does not live in the US, is incapable of working for a living, and is not really capable of filing a tax return without professional (psychiatric and accounting) help. Because of US tax authority resistance, his mother has been trying to revoke his US citizenship for years, with little success.

The US is the only country (other than Eritrea) which taxes people on the basis of citizenship rather than residency. Other countries simply assume that if you don’t live there, you are not getting government services from that country, and shouldn’t have to pay taxes to them. Everywhere else you pay taxes to the government of the country where you live. Everywhere else, the government pays for your medical care, too, if you pay taxes to them. The US is the only developed country that does not have a universal medical care system.

However, the US thinks you might somehow evade the clutching grasp of the American tax system, so American citizenship has become like leprosy - you can’t get rid of it without professional help.

If you don’t expect your child to want to live in the US, don’t inflict US citizenship on them, and keep in mind, just because they have a right to live there, it doesn’t mean you do, too. Donald Trump is trying to make this very, very difficult for you. They call it “chain migration” in the US. In Canada we call it “family reunification”.

[JohnSnow]

You work hard to reach here, so dont make your kids suffer like you.. Make them american citizens and leave to your country to take care of your parents.

[mirchi_bajji]

9 minutes ago, Moon_Walker said:

Interesting article found on Quora

 

Is it a big mistake to have my child in the US if I am not a citizen there?

David Moe, lives in Canadian Rockies (2006-present)

Answered Jan 23, 2018

 

 

It might be a big mistake. I am Canadian and friend of mine had a son born in the US while she was living there. Now, they have been living in Canada for decades, but her son is now an adult suffering from schizophrenia. He can’t hold a steady job because of his mental problems, so Canadian medicare is paying for his treatment, and the Canadian welfare system is paying for his living expenses.

However, the US government thinks he should pay taxes to the US even though he does not live in the US, is incapable of working for a living, and is not really capable of filing a tax return without professional (psychiatric and accounting) help. Because of US tax authority resistance, his mother has been trying to revoke his US citizenship for years, with little success.

The US is the only country (other than Eritrea) which taxes people on the basis of citizenship rather than residency. Other countries simply assume that if you don’t live there, you are not getting government services from that country, and shouldn’t have to pay taxes to them. Everywhere else you pay taxes to the government of the country where you live. Everywhere else, the government pays for your medical care, too, if you pay taxes to them. The US is the only developed country that does not have a universal medical care system.

However, the US thinks you might somehow evade the clutching grasp of the American tax system, so American citizenship has become like leprosy - you can’t get rid of it without professional help.

If you don’t expect your child to want to live in the US, don’t inflict US citizenship on them, and keep in mind, just because they have a right to live there, it doesn’t mean you do, too. Donald Trump is trying to make this very, very difficult for you. They call it “chain migration” in the US. In Canada we call it “family reunification”.

isn' there a rule to avoid such scenarios of double taxation? i think the limit is somewhere around 100000 per year.  most people do not earn more than that in a year abroad

[Meowmeow]

19 minutes ago, JohnSnow said:

You work hard to reach here, so dont make your kids suffer like you.. Make them american citizens and leave to your country to take care of your parents.

Chassss horrible

[Scada]

Just now, Meowmeow said:

Chassss horrible

[JohnSnow]

3 minutes ago, Meowmeow said:

Chassss horrible

pettuko pilli

[Meowmeow]

3 minutes ago, Scada said:

 

Just now, JohnSnow said:

pettuko pilli

This is a horrible attitude abbayy, this is why Trump wants to curb chain migration. 

[JohnSnow]

Just now, Meowmeow said:

This is a horrible attitude abbayy, this is why Trump wants to curb chain migration. 

As long you pay your taxes and doesnt do any crime in this country, your attitude doesnt matter pilli

[Meowmeow]

1 minute ago, JohnSnow said:

As long you pay your taxes and doesnt do any crime in this country, your attitude doesnt matter pilli

Illegal immigration is a crime 

[JohnSnow]

Just now, Meowmeow said:

Illegal immigration is a crime 

We are legal here.. Are you living here illegally? 

[quickgun_murugun]

7 hours ago, JohnSnow said:

You work hard to reach here, so dont make your kids suffer like you.. Make them american citizens and leave to your country to take care of your parents.

[Meowmeow]

6 hours ago, JohnSnow said:

We are legal here.. Are you living here illegally? 

Anchors babies should be illegal. Hopefully, they will be illegal in the future. 

[Thokkalee]

7 hours ago, JohnSnow said:

pettuko pilli

Bro, Plz be civil.. at least with girls.. 

[Meowmeow]

7 hours ago, JohnSnow said:

You work hard to reach here, so dont make your kids suffer like you.. Make them american citizens and leave to your country to take care of your parents.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchor_baby

[JohnSnow]

21 minutes ago, Meowmeow said:

Anchors babies should be illegal. Hopefully, they will be illegal in the future. 

You are baccha infront of US constitution. They know lot  better than your conservative brain.