The Inquisitor: Illegal Immigrants Pay $11.8B in Taxes

Released on Thursday, the study is the work of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a research organization that is both non-profit and non-partisan. Their findings reveal that around 8.1 million undocumented, illegal immigrants were responsible for paying $11.8 billion in state and local taxes over the course of 2012. As the Fiscal Times notes, the nationwide tax contribution by illegal immigrants is estimated to increase by $845 million under the executive actions issued by President Obama in 2012 and 2014. Should comprehensive immigration reform be undertaken, the institute estimates that number would rise to $2.2 billion.
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