A recent study by the Institute on Tax and Economic Policy (ITEP) shows that the estimated 137,000 undocumented immigrants in Pennsylvania pay our state and local governments almost $135 million in taxes each year. (They pay $11.7 billion in state and local taxes nationwide.)
January 27, 2018
Third and State: Fact Check: Undocumented Immigrants like the Dreamers are not a Drag on State and Local Governments
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