Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy

NJ Spotlight: Taxes Paid By Undocumented Immigrants Help Fill State And Local Coffers

Media Mention • By ITEP Staff

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“Undocumented immigrants living in New Jersey contribute nearly $600 million in state and local taxes, one of the highest totals for any U.S. state, according to a new nationwide study. Those revenues flow into state and local coffers when undocumented immigrants pay property taxes, sales taxes and income taxes, the Institute on Economic Policy and Taxation reported in the study released yesterday.”

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