1.4 KiB
1.4 KiB
Taxes and Social Security
(Undocumented) immigrants consistently pay into the system
- Institute on Taxation and National Economic Policy (ITEP) 13
- Undocumented Immigrants paid an estimated $10.6 billion to state and local taxes in 2010
- 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
- Social Security Administration (SSA) 13
- Undocumented Immigrants paying an estimated $12 billion a year into Social Security with no intention of ever collecting benefits
- “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.”
- Undocumented Immigrants paying an estimated $12 billion a year into Social Security with no intention of ever collecting benefits
- New American Economy Factsheet: Key Takeaways
- $100 billion SSA surplus was generated by undocumented immigrants in the last decade
- $35.1 billion Medicare surplus was generated by undocumented immigrants from 2000-2011