“Not only that, but according to studies done by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, unauthorized immigrants contributed $13 billion in taxes in 2010 and just under $12 billion in 2012, while only using around $1 billion in benefits, leaving anywhere between $11 and $12 billion benefiting the economy.”
February 26, 2016
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