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media mention July 6, 2016 Santa Cruz Sentinel: Many of California’s illegal immigrants feel they’re in the driver’s seat
“Research suggests those 3 million people give back to the economy. The nonpartisan Washington, D.C.-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimates that California’s illegal immigrants contribute more than $3.1… -
media mention July 6, 2016 NJ Spotlight: Fine Print: Transportation Funding Puts Sales Tax-Cut Under Microscope
“Alarms are being sounded, however, about the proposed sales-tax cut by New Jersey Policy Perspective, a liberal think tank based in Trenton. A joint analysis by NJPP and the Institute… -
media mention June 30, 2016 USA Today: These states will hike gas taxes ahead of record 4th of July travel
“Despite the fluctuations, most states have also gone years without changing their rates, according to a study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Sixteen states have gone at… -
media mention June 29, 2016 Voice of America: Undocumented Valedictorian: I’m Cheating No One Out of College
“A 2016 report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy shows that undocumented immigrants pay well over $11 billion a year in state and local taxes. Contributions range from… -
media mention June 28, 2016 Bloomberg BNA: Property Tax Post: Homestead Tax Exemption Fraud is on the Rise, but Lawmakers Are Cracking
“The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy explains that flat-dollar exemptions usually benefit low-income homeowners as they exempt “a specified dollar amount from the value of a home before a… -
media mention June 28, 2016 Courier Journal: Future now uncertain for thousands of immigrants
“The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimates that undocumented immigrants in Kentucky pay $37 million a year in state and local taxes.” Read more -
media mention June 28, 2016 The Nation: American dream turns to nightmare for undocumented immigrants
“Nationwide, undocumented immigrants collectively pay almost $12 billion a year in state and local taxes, with more than $3. 1 billion coming from California alone, according to The Institute on… -
media mention June 28, 2016 The China Post: Nightmare for undocumented immigrants to US
“Nationwide, undocumented immigrants collectively pay almost US$12 billion a year in state and local taxes, with more than US$3.1 billion coming from California alone, according to The Institute on Taxation… -
media mention June 28, 2016 The Bakersfield Californian: California policies create ‘de facto state citizenship’ for the undocumented
“The nonpartisan Washington, D.C.-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimates undocumented immigrants in California contribute more than $3.1 billion annually in state and local taxes.” Read more -
media mention June 28, 2016 Yahoo Finance: How the Supreme Court is hurting the economy by killing immigration reform
“Meanwhile a report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found this year that while around 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the US pay $11.64 billion in state… -
media mention June 23, 2016 WSB-TV Atlanta: Social media ad sparks concern about some losing homes
“A recent study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that one in three undocumented immigrants in the U.S. own their own homes and pay billions of dollars… -
media mention June 22, 2016 Washington Examiner: California is going to try charging drivers by the mile
“Carl Davis, research director at the Institute of Taxation and Economic Policy, told the Washington Examiner there’s no short-term fix for the “congested and crumbling infrastructure,” but added he’s encouraged… -
media mention June 22, 2016 VT Digger: Margolis: Why ‘cure’ Vermont’s economy if it isn’t sick?
“These assessments are somewhat oversimplified but not entirely inaccurate. Lower-income Vermonters actually pay a smaller percentage of their incomes in state and local taxes than their counterparts in most other… -
media mention June 22, 2016 Indy Week: Meet N.C. Republicans’ Latest Plan to Lock In Trickle Down
“That’s because the most obvious new revenue stream would be a sales tax increase or expansion, which hits lower-income families the hardest, as they spend a larger portion of their… -
media mention June 21, 2016 Reboot Illinois: A look at state and local tax revenue from undocumented immigrants in Illinois
“Undocumented immigrants living in Illinois pay an estimated $743 million in state and local taxes a year, according to a report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. The… -
media mention June 20, 2016 American Press: Tax changes allow for lower income tax rate
“As costly and unfair as the deduction is right now, it’s very likely that it will become even more so in the next couple of years,” ITEP said. “States that… -
media mention June 20, 2016 Washington Post: Kansas cut taxes, California raised them. What happened?
“The poorest 20 percent of households — those making less than $23,000 a year — are paying about $200 more, on average, according to an analysis by the Institute on… -
media mention June 17, 2016 Los Angeles Daily News: California’s investment in immigrants a matter of values and value: Guest commentary
“Most people don’t realize the significant economic contributions of undocumented Californians. According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, they paid more than $3.1 billion in taxes in 2013.… -
media mention June 17, 2016 Yahoo Finance: Undocumented immigrants pay billions in taxes: study
“Immigration reform is an especially contentious issue in this election cycle. But one nonprofit is hoping to set the record straight about at least one aspect of undocumented immigrants: According… -
media mention June 17, 2016 Latin Post: Immigration Reform News: Undocumented Immigrants Pay $11.6 Billions in Annual Taxes New Study Finds
“A new Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) report concludes that undocumented immigrants living here in the U.S. pay out an estimated $11.64 billion in annual taxes.” Read more -
media mention June 17, 2016 People’s World: Undocumented pay more in state and local taxes
“The study, authored by Lisa Christensen Gee, Matthew Gardner and Meg Wiehe, was sponsored by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy in Washington D.C. It is not the first… -
media mention June 16, 2016 Wall Street Journal: Firms That Left U.S. Still Enjoy Perks
““If there are competing companies that have maintained their U.S. tax status, that are acting responsibly in their taxpaying behavior, then policy makers should be asking questions about why these… -
media mention June 16, 2016 Bayou Buzz: Tax Decision Commeth in Louisiana House Committee today
“An economic analysis by the independent Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) found that these bills – House Bills 7 and 17 – would result in $113 million per… -
media mention June 10, 2016 Asbury Park Press: HARRISON: Fulop has best gas tax plan
“Fulop notes that our state economy is dependent upon a strong infrastructure, and a variable rate increase in the gas tax — with a low-end threshold to ensure that trust… -
media mention June 10, 2016 Christian Science Monitor: Rich Americans implicated in Panama Papers leak: Where’s the outrage?
“What we’re seeing here is a tax avoidance mechanism that is only available to the most wealthy Americans,” the executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy…