The Press Democrat: Sonoma State University professor finds immigrant labor doesn’t hurt US workers

March 8, 2017

Another recent report, from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy in Washington, D.C., found that undocumented immigrants contribute $11.7 billion in state and local taxes nationally. The nonpartisan but liberal-leaning think tank concluded that a pathway to citizenship — which conservative Republicans in Congress strongly oppose — would increase tax revenue by more than […]

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

March 8, 2017

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 […]

Fayette Tribune: Miss Liberty Needs to Smile Again

March 8, 2017

Over the past two years, the buzz word in the gilded halls has been “economic development.” But “economic development” has been an excuse for more “supply-side” business incentives and tax breaks which are nothing more than subsidies and do little good, according to a study by the institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. What is […]

The Gazzette: Study Maintains Undocumented Immigrants Pay Their Fair Share in Taxes

March 8, 2017

Colorado’s 163,000 undocumented immigrants pay plenty in taxes, according to a new report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. The nonprofit think tank on state and federal tax policy estimates undocumented residents contributed $21.4 million in personal income taxes, $35.8 million in property taxes and $82.2 million in sales and excise taxes to […]

Daily Bulletin: Undocumented immigrants contribute billions in local, state taxes

March 8, 2017

Undocumented residents in the United States pay an estimated $11.74 billion annually in state and local taxes, an amount that would increase significantly if these immigrants were given a pathway to citizenship, according to a new report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. On average, the nation’s estimated 11 million undocumented residents pay […]

News Day: Immigrants here illegally contribute $40B to NY economy

March 8, 2017

The report uses U.S. Census data and applies assumptions from studies on the rate at which the unauthorized immigrant population pays sales taxes, registers to pay income taxes and owns property. The data are part of a national analysis compiled by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a research organization on tax matters in […]

New York Daily News: What the undocumented produce for New York

March 8, 2017

In a case of perfect timing, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy and the Fiscal Policy Institute just released a study detailing how the estimated 817,000 undocumented workers in New York state enrich us all. They make up 5% of the labor force, contribute $40 billion to its economy — and pour $1.1 billion […]

News 7: Undocumented people would be able to use Social Security card to get license in Colo. under bill

March 8, 2017

The bill comes at the same time that a report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonpartisan nonprofit based in Washington, that says Colorado has an estimated 163,000 undocumented immigrants who contributed $139.5 million to the state in income, property, sales and excise taxes in 2015. Read more

Salon: Study shows undocumented immigrants pay a higher share of their income in taxes than the wealthiest 1 percent

March 8, 2017

Undocumented immigrants in the U.S. pay more than $11 billion a year in state and local taxes, according to a new study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. In 42 states, undocumented immigrants pay in taxes a higher share of their income than do the wealthiest 1 percent in their respective states. A common misconception is that […]

Al Jazeera: How Trump’s wall is affecting those at the borders

March 8, 2017

Among the criticisms of the wall and deportations are signs that they may actually hurt the US economy. Undocumented Americans contribute $11.64bn to the US economy in taxes annually, according to a February 2016 study from US think-tank the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. But with Trump’s promises to expel them, the burden is […]

Media Matters: Trump’s Bogus Immigration Claims Come Straight From Nativist Groups And Fringe Right-Wing Media

March 8, 2017

A February 2016 analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) reported that “undocumented immigrants contribute more than $11.6 billion” at the state and local level, and on average, pay 8 percent of their income in taxes. Read more

The Daily News: Lower Discusses Failed Effort to Cut Income Tax

March 8, 2017

According to Gilda Jacobs, executive director of the Michigan League for Public Policy, the tax relief for the lowest earners at less than $22,000 a year would be only $16 per year, while the wealthiest earners at more than $484,000 would get a tax benefit of $3,700 a year. The average Michigan worker with an […]

Daily Comet: The Immigration Order, a Disaster in the Making

March 8, 2017

And the cost of the undocumented? Their contributions to the economy far outweigh their burden. According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, undocumented immigrants pay $11.6 billion in taxes each year. According to the Social Security Administration, undocumented workers contribute $15 billion annually to the fund, but only withdraw an estimated $1 billion. […]

Huffington Post: The Looming Immigration Disaster We Can Avoid

March 8, 2017

As Murguía points out, however, the cost of deportation would be a great one: Their [the undocumented] contributions to the economy far outweigh their burden. According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, undocumented immigrants pay $11.6 billion in taxes each year. According to the Social Security Administration, undocumented workers contribute $15 billion annually […]

American Prospect: How States Turn K-12 Scholarships Into Money-Laundering Schemes

March 3, 2017

This article was originally published in The American Prospect. By Carl Davis Politicians have long had a knack for framing policy proposals, however controversial, in terms that make them more palatable to voters. This is why unpopular tax cuts for the wealthy are often sold as plans to “invest” in America or to stimulate “growth.” […]

The San Jose Mercury News: Undocumented Immigrants Contributed Billions in State and Local Taxes

March 2, 2017

Trump, like many of his supporters, has said undocumented residents hurt the economy by taking jobs from U.S. citizens while using up public services and other resources. Taxpayers, he argues, front that cost. The institute published a similar analysis last year, though Thursday’s report used newer population estimates from 2014. “We felt very compelled to publish an […]

The Register Guard: Deportation Plan Will Have Major Impact on Oregon

February 28, 2017

Also facing deportation are homeowners, entrepreneurs (an estimated 5,700 in Oregon) who have created jobs, community volunteers and young people who were born in Mexico but have been educated in Oregon public schools. In some cases, minor children born in the United States will face the loss of one or both parents — or de […]

AJ +: President Trump Thinks Undocumented Immigrants Are a Drain on the Economy. He’s wrong

February 28, 2017

The Morning Call: Deporting Illegal immigrants could cost US economy $5 trillion

February 28, 2017

Do they pay taxes? According to a study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, undocumented immigrants paid $11.64 billion a year in state and local taxes either through house payments or rent (property taxes), income tax through employer deductions from their paychecks or through the purchase of goods or services (sales taxes). If […]

The Epoch Times: The Tax Loophole Behind Amazon’s Rapid Growth

February 28, 2017

As recently as 2011, Amazon was only collecting sales tax in five states, said Carl Davis, research director at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), a nonprofit research organization focused on tax policy. This is one of the ways by which the giant online retailer has kept its prices low compared to brick-and-mortar […]

Atlanta Journal Constitution: Proposal Advanced to Cut Top Rate on Ga. Income Taxes

February 28, 2017

The left-leaning Georgia Budget and Policy Institute said the measure could save Georgia taxpayers — and cost the state — about $154 million. That estimate comes from the Washington-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Read more

The Sun-Sentinel: Undocumented Immigrants Contribute $437 Mil to South Florida Economy

February 28, 2017

The FIU institute compiled its figures from new undocumented immigrant population estimates by the Pew Research Center and effective tax rates for sales, property and income taxes paid by low- and moderate-income families in states as reported by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Both Pew and the taxation institute are nonpartisan organizations located […]

Miami Herald: They May Not Be Documented, But They Do Pay Taxes

February 28, 2017

Bustamante pulled his data from a collection of reports that include research by the Pew Research Center, the National Academies of Sciences and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. “These aren’t small figures,” he said, “ so it’s certainly something that should be considered thoughtfully.” Read more Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article134797534.html#storylink=cpy

Washington Post: The New Immigration Order, a Disaster in the Making

February 28, 2017

And the cost of the undocumented? Their contributions to the economy far outweigh their burden. According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, undocumented immigrants pay $11.6 billion in taxes each year. According to the Social Security Administration, undocumented workers contribute $15 billion annually to the fund, but only withdraw an estimated $1 billion. […]