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The relationship between undocumented immigration and taxation, including the potential for increased tax contributions with work authorization
The available, reputable estimates do not provide a single, audited total for how much “illegal” or undocumented immigrants paid in taxes in calendar year 2025; the most-cited, methodical studies repo...
Two independent, recent tallies place undocumented immigrants’ federal, state and local tax payments near $97 billion in 2022, with roughly $59–$60 billion flowing to the federal government and about ...
The best current, peer-reviewed estimates put annual tax payments by undocumented immigrants in at roughly in 2022, split between $59.4 billion to the federal government and $37.3 billion to state and...
is widely projected to raise federal, state, and local tax revenues through higher wages, greater wage reporting and tax compliance, and expanded payroll tax collections; multiple analyses estimate in...