March 7, 2016
“A new study finds that undocumented immigrants are contributing more than half a billion dollars to New Jersey’s economy. Erika Nava is an analyst for New Jersey Policy Perspective. She says undocumented immigrants in the Garden State pay $590 million in state and local taxes each year.”
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