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Originally Posted by 37OHSSV
Tell me again how illegal Mexicans pay taxes? Sales tax, sure, but federal and state income taxes?
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I dont know how many pay state and local income taxes, but evidently more and more are in order to establish a credit history:
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While the debate about immigration rages on, illegal immigrants are doing something that ties them to almost every American: filing tax returns. Although not every illegal immigrant pays taxes, more and more are making use of an Individual Tax Identification Number provided by the IRS to file on April 17th.
The Individual Tax Identification Number was created by the IRS as a way of getting money from foreigner investors generating income in the United States. Although there are many foreign investors that regularly use this number to report income, sources say illegal immigrants are the largest group using this number.
Filing a tax return and having an Individual Tax Identification Number is a way of creating a financial history that allows for loans to purchase a house or even a car, allowing for a better quality of life. And by filing tax returns, illegals are able to create one more item that might help their application for citizenship.
full article: http://www.associatedcontent.com/art...x_returns.html
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Further, according to the chief actuary of the Social Security Administration who testified several years ago, undocumented workers pay $billions in payroll taxes and will not be eligible for benefits....a big net plus to the SS system:
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...As the debate over Social Security heats up, the estimated seven million or so illegal immigrant workers in the United States are now providing the system with a subsidy of as much as $7 billion a year.
While it has been evident for years that illegal immigrants pay a variety of taxes, the extent of their contributions to Social Security is striking: the money added up to about 10 percent of last year's surplus - the difference between what the system currently receives in payroll taxes and what it doles out in pension benefits.
..."Our assumption is that about three-quarters of other-than-legal immigrants pay payroll taxes," says Stephen C. Goss, Social Security's chief actuary.
full article: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/05/bu...in&oref=slogin
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I dont condone illegal immigration, either by those who come across our southern border or those who lie on immigration forms....but I hope that clears up the myth that illegals dont pay taxes.