The debate over repatriation taxes, which can shrink overseas cash hoards by some 35% if U.S. corporations try to put that money to work, has raged for years and is not going away given the trillion-plus sitting on corporate balance sheets.

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If those arrested were Iraqi Chaldean Christians who frequently try to enter the U.S., claiming they face persecution in Iraq and California is home to a sizable Chaldean community, why make false statements and destroy documentation at all?

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In the U.S. I can easily try out a new employee and see if they work out or not.

FORBES: This is a guest post by Magatte Wade