Politico Pro: Undocumented Workers, Meet the IRS

The left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy in 2013 released a report showing a $2 billion gain in state revenue from immigration reform — even after tax credits were taken into consideration.

Matt Gardner, ITEP executive director, said the new program’s effects won’t be quite as big, but it will still be a net gain. That’s because immigrants already pay a bunch of state and local tax.

“When you go to the store and buy something, no one asks if you’re a citizen … they’re collecting just because you’re in the store,” he said. “On the property tax front, your landlord … passes [the property tax] to you in the form of higher rent.”

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