Voice of America: How Much Do Illegal Immigrants Pay in Taxes?
media mention“According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a non-partisan research group, about $11.64 billion a year in state and local taxes. Matt Gardner is the executive director of the Institute. He says it is difficult to know the exact costs of illegal immigration. He says many estimates are guesses. But he says he believes illegal immigrants pay a lot of tax. “If you listened to the policy debates that are happening — whether it’s from candidates or from people who are already in office — you would think the answer is ‘zero.’ “It’s a lot bigger than zero … $11.6 billion a year is a meaningful amount of revenue for state and local governments,” he says.”