El Universal: Immigrants’ Tax Contributions Would Increase Under Obama’s Executive Actions

A new study titled, Undocumented Immigrants’ State and Local Tax Contributions, conducted by the U.S. Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) shows that undocumented immigrants’ tax contributions would increase significantly under the Obama Administration’s executive actions and even more substantially under comprehensive immigration reform granting all undocumented immigrants lawful permanent residence.

The 11.4 million undocumented immigrants currently living in the United States collectively paid US$11.84 billion in state and local taxes in 2012. 

ITEP’s analysis shows their combined nationwide state and local tax contributions would increase by US$845 million under full implementation of the administration’s 2012 and 2014 executive actions and by US$2.2 billion under comprehensive immigration reform.

Immigration relief programs announced by Obama in November last year have been temporarily halted by a court order. 

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