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## Taxes and Social Security
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#### (Undocumented) immigrants consistently pay into the system
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* [Institute on Taxation and National Economic Policy (ITEP) 13](https://itep.org/wp-content/uploads/undocumentedtaxes.pdf)
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* Undocumented Immigrants paid an estimated **$10.6 billion** to state and local taxes in 2010
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* Allowing undocumented immigrants to work in the United States legally would increase their state and local tax contributions by an estimated **$2 billion** a year
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* [Social Security Administration (SSA) 13](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/NOTES/pdf_notes/note151.pdf)
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* Undocumented Immigrants paying an estimated **$12 billion a year into Social Security** with no intention of ever collecting benefits
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* _“We estimate that earnings by unauthorized immigrants result in a net positive effect on Social Security financial status generally, and that this effect contributed roughly $12 billion to the cash flow of the program for 2010. We estimate that future years will experience a **continuation of this positive impact** on the trust funds.”_
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* [New American Economy Factsheet](https://www.newamericaneconomy.org/issues/undocumented-immigrants/#economic-contributors,-not-criminals): Key Takeaways
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* **$100 billion SSA surplus** was generated by undocumented immigrants in the last decade
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* **$35.1 billion Medicare surplus** was generated by undocumented immigrants from 2000-2011
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