re: Bank Citizenship Proof Exec order in process

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Is there some legal authority that the admin can point to that would authorize this?

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Banks are highly regulated so I'm assuming there is something that would work.

The question is if the admin will frick it up like they did the tariff authorization

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 It is one thing to get rid of all the accounts of people or businesses here illegally, and a whole different thing to close every account of every non-citizen. 

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Would. Not. Be. A. Good. Thing.

Especially if places like the EU reciprocate. I have an interest in this.

This would have little impact on illegals and way more impact on people here legally. People here illegally already very rarely have bank accounts. People here that are LPR's or here on employment visas do however.

Dumb idea - requiring private business to do your immigration enforcement.

Say goodbye to your free checking and 6% mortgage - This kind of stuff is expensive.

Sounds good. Won’t happen.

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Illegals can’t get paid, can’t wire money, can’t live off the system

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I worked in a grocery store in college that was next to a Mexican Restaurant. They would cash payroll checks and had Western Union money orders. Every Friday the workers form the Mexican restaurant would come over with their checks, cash them, get half the money in a Money Order that they would send back to Mexico and would buy a case of beer with the cash.

This is what most of the small level laborers are doing. They don't have bank accounts and they don't wire money. They use check cashing places or get paid in cash and they use money orders to send money back home.

blanket blocking order for non citizens would not work. US commercial activity with rest of world wood be locked up.

but tying foreign transfers to a valid income tax return would work wonderfully in cutting down stolen money, scammed money, illegal benefit money etc

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So you are living/working abroad without a proper visa then?

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Bruuuuuhhhhh....

You do realize I do not have to live in a certain country to earn income in that country and keep a bank account in that country

You also realize that the wording, as given, would make that impossible here and may (big may) cause the EU to pass reciprocating policies.

I know, it is alot to keep track of, but do try your best.

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You do realize I do not have to live in a certain country to earn income in that country and keep a bank account in that country

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Sounds like the EU countries would love to have this income back for their own citizens, no matter what we do.

This would be as good of an excuse as any if they choose to do it.

But that's 100% on them, assuming what your are doing is legal.

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So you are living/working abroad without a proper visa then?

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First, the tweet says non-citizens, so if that happens and other countries reciprocate in kind visas won't have anything to do with getting an account closed.

Second, not everyone flips burgers for a living, so they can make an income in distant locations without being there. Sometimes it is prudent or even necessary to have a local account for distant income generation.

Plus what does one have to do to verify one's citizenship? Will it have to be done in person? What about the online banks we have now?

It seems (just based on the tweet) they are looking for a simple solution to a complex problem. Those rarely work. They need to be looking for an elegant solution. This is the government attempting to use private business to do its job. Since it will involve a lot of governmental red tape and oversight, citizens will have to pay twice. One to the government and once to the banks because the banks won't do this for free and it will cost everyone with an account.