The new order weaponizes the Bank Secrecy Act in a way that blurs the line between immigration enforcement<\/p>\n
and financial surveillance. By directing regulators to treat ITIN use, foreign consular IDs,<\/p>\n
and cash-heavy activity as \u201cred flags,\u201d it invites banks to see millions of non-citizens as potential<\/p>\n
criminals first, customers second. Even those who file taxes faithfully or run small cash businesses<\/p>\n
may suddenly find accounts frozen, credit denied, or mortgages impossible.<\/p>\n
Supporters frame this as a national security shield against terrorists, traffickers, and money launderers.<\/p>\n
But the practical effect is to choke legitimate access to banking, pushing vulnerable workers deeper<\/p>\n
into the cash economy where exploitation thrives and wages vanish off the books. Combined with mass detentions,<\/p>\n
narrowed public benefits, and rising deportations, the policy doesn\u2019t just \u201crestore integrity\u201d to the system\u2014it quietly<\/p>\n
redraws the boundary of who is allowed to belong in America\u2019s financial life at all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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