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As if passing a worthless, feckless stimulus bill that will not help any taxpayer was bad enough, John Boehner (R-OH) and Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) today issued a joint statement of facile stupidity:

The legislation that we authored, and which passed the House Tuesday with overwhelming bipartisan support, would not allow any taxpayer funds to be distributed to illegal immigrants. In fact, the bill includes language similar to the provisions included in the 2001 and 2003 tax relief bills to prevent illegal immigrants from receiving any benefits. We will take legislative action to clarify and underscore this prohibition so we can expedite the rebates to millions of eligible Americans.

Except that it does no such thing, because resident aliens who have overstayed their visas illegally -- yet still have valid Social Security Numbers -- will get these checks.  Why?  Because the IRS is not allowed to inquire of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency as to the validity of someone's resident status.