Letter from Iowa Resident to Senator Tom Harkin

The Honorable Tom Harkin 
731 Hart Senate Office Building 
Phone (202) 224 3254 
Washington DC, 20510 

Dear Senator Harkin, 

As a native Iowan and excellent customer of the Internal Revenue 
Service, I am writing to ask for your assistance. I have contacted the 
Department of Homeland Security in an effort to determine the process for 
becoming an illegal alien, and they referred me to you. 

My primary reason for wishing to change my status from U.S. Citizen 
to illegal alien stems from the bill which was recently passed by the 
Senate and for which you voted. If my understanding of this bill's 
provisions is accurate, as an illegal alien who has been in the United 
States for five years, all I need to do to become a citizen is to pay a 
$2,000 fine and income taxes for three of the last five years. I know a 
good deal when I see one, and I am anxious to get the process started 
before everyone figures it out. 

Simply put, those of us who have been here legally have had to pay 
taxes every year, so I'm excited about the prospect of avoiding two years 
of taxes in return for paying a $2,000 fine. Is there any way that I can 
apply to be illegal retroactively? This would yield an excellent result 
for me and my family because we paid heavy taxes in 2004 and 2005. 

Additionally, as an illegal alien I could begin using the local 
emergency room as my primary health care provider. Once I have stopped 
paying premiums for medical insurance, my accountant figures I could save 
almost $10,000 a year. 

Another benefit in gaining illegal status is that my daughter would 
receive preferential treatment relative to her law school applications, as 
well as 'in-state' tuition rates for many colleges throughout the United 
States for my son. 

Lastly, I understand that illegal status would relieve me of the burden 
of renewing my driver's license and making those burdensome car insurance 
premiums. This is very important to me given that I still have college 
age children driving my car. 

If you would provide me with an outline of the process to become 
illegal (retroactively if possible) and copies of the necessary forms, I 
would be most appreciative. 

Thank you for your assistance. 

Your Loyal Constituent, 
Donald Ruppert 
Burlington, IA