“According to a study conducted by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, undocumented immigrants paid $11.84 billion in state and local taxes in 2012 and it’s expected that if they were allowed to legally work in the country, their tax contribution would increase exponentially.”
February 17, 2016
The George-Anne: 99 problems and immigration is one
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