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If allowed to work in the country legally, their state and local tax contributions will increase significantly. The increase could cover the current deficit between service costs and revenues collected through their payroll, sales, excise, and property taxes. Undocumented immigrants also contribute to Social Security which is an earned benefit.
“According to an April 2015 report of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy and The American Immigration Council, undocumented immigrants are paying billions in taxes to state and local governments.
If allowed to work in the country legally, their state and local tax contributions will increase significantly. The increase could cover the current deficit between service costs and revenues collected through their payroll, sales, excise, and property taxes. Undocumented immigrants also contribute to Social Security which is an earned benefit.”