Study says undocumented immigrants paid almost $100 billion in taxes https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080224_undocumented_taxes/study-says-undocumented-immigrants-paid-almost-100-billion-taxes/
A new study shows that undocumented immigrants paid nearly $100 billion in federal, state and local tax revenue in 2022, while many are shut out of programs their taxes fund - findings that run counter to rhetoric that undocumented immigrants are “destroying” social programs.
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@TucsonSentinel 46% of which was local sales taxes. So really this study just says "immigrants buy stuff, just like everyone else".
There's some weird double-think going on for the government to call these people undocumented, while at the same time assigning them ITINs for which to pay their federal & state income tax.