New Jersey 101.5: Illegal immigration: An economic drag, or a boon for NJ?

“A new report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy finds New Jersey-based immigrants who are living in the country illegally pay more than half a billion dollars a year in taxes. But some argue the cost of having them here is much greater than that — and say full-time taxpayers are footing the bill. According to Erika Nava, a policy analyst for New Jersey Policy Perspective, the Garden state collects $590 million annually from undocumented immigrants living in the state  illegally.”

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