Boston Globe: Study finds immigration reform would bring Massachusetts over $60 million in new taxes

“In January, Gov. Charlie Baker cut $49 million from Massachusetts’ state budget. But a study Wednesday found state and local governments could recoup well more than that amount, in the event that current undocumented immigrants in the state are granted full legal status. Massachusetts would bring in more than $60 million a year in new tax revenue, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimated. According to the group’s study, the estimated 185,000 undocumented immigrants in the state would see their state and local tax contributions increase from $201,369,000 to $262,080,000, if granted full legal status.”

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