October 11, 2016
“According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, undocumented immigrants pay $11.6 billion in state and local taxes every year at an average rate of 8 percent, a significantly higher rate than the 5.4 percent rate, at which the top 1 percent earners pay annually.”
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