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Contentious hearing on HB 635: sponsor seeks to remove nonprofit status for groups that 'settle' undocumented migrants; opponents call for ITL
Summary
HB 635 would deny New Hampshire nonprofit tax status to organizations whose activities "settle" or resettle undocumented noncitizens; the bill prompted a lengthy, often heated public hearing with advocates and nonprofit operators sharply divided.
Representative Travis Corcoran introduced House Bill 635, which would bar nonprofit (state tax‑exempt) status for organizations whose activities "settle or resettle" undocumented noncitizens, or that knowingly facilitate or employ undocumented migrants in settlement work. "Nonprofit status is not a right of any entity," Corcoran told the committee; he framed the bill as a policy decision about which activities the state should subsidize through tax exemptions.
Supporters at the microphone said sizable nonprofit networks receive public dollars to assist migration and resettlement, and argued the state should not…
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