Providence Business News: Undocumented immigrants pay $31.2M in state, local taxes in R.I.

Undocumented immigrants pay $31.2 million in state and local taxes in Rhode Island, according to a study released Friday by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank that works on state and federal tax policy issues.

The study, Undocumented Immigrants’ State and Local Tax Contributions, also says that Rhode Island would gain more than $6 million under comprehensive immigration reform. It said Rhode Island has approximately 29,000 undocumented immigrants, and that 20 percent are homeowners. Their average family income is $33,300. Read more