Undocumented Immigrants in US Pay Nearly $100 Billion in Taxes
- About 26% of the group’s income went to taxes in 2022: report
- Border policies have major implications for government revenue
Undocumented immigrants paid almost $100 billion of taxes, underscoring the importance of border policies on the country’s tax collections, according to a new report.
One of the most common arguments for curtailing immigration is the cost borne by the US government. But undocumented immigrants pay more than a quarter, about 26%, of their income in taxes, in line with the median taxpayer, according to a report released Tuesday by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a left-leaning think tank.