Huffington Post: From Ivana, More Trump Immigration Foolishness
media mention“Not exactly. Having a child in the U.S. is no protection from deportation for an undocumented immigrant. In 2013, Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported over 72,000 undocumented parents of U.S.-born children. Contrary to what Ms. Trump believes, undocumented immigrants are not eligible for food stamps, “Obamacare,” or other social service programs. Undocumented workers, in fact, do pay taxes at the federal, state, and local level. Undocumented workers pay an estimated net $12 billion annually into the Social Security Fund (money they will not benefit from later in life). According to the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, undocumented workers have collectively paid $11.64 billion annually in state and local taxes.”