People’s World: Undocumented pay more in state and local taxes
media mention“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 study of its kind, but it updates the information on immigrant tax payments and breaks it down state by state. In an election year during which attacks on immigrants as spongers and criminals are going to be a major campaign theme, this is useful information to have on hand.”