Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes

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Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes

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04-21-2015, 07:36 AM

Quote:So, if the study says that they pay 11.5 billion in sales taxes, then if we assume hypothetically that the average sales tax rate is 7%, then they are spending somewhere around 164 billion dollars in taxable transactions.

I'm not making any pro or anti illegal immigrant point, but, if it is true, then that is a pretty substantial contribution to the economy.

Now wait a minute, I'm no mathematician but isn't the number we always hear somewhere around 11 million illegals? Let's bump it up to 20 million just to be conservative. That means 20 million people spending 164 billion each of them is spending $8.1 Million? What am I missing?

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Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes - by americus 2.0 - 04-17-2015, 06:56 PM

Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes - by The Drifter - 04-17-2015, 07:06 PM

Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes - by jagibelieve - 04-18-2015, 07:26 AM

Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes - by Bchbunnie4 - 04-18-2015, 07:33 AM

Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes - by flsprtsgod - 04-18-2015, 07:43 AM

Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes - by TravC59 - 04-18-2015, 10:40 AM

Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes - by SamusAranX - 04-18-2015, 11:16 AM

Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes - by TravC59 - 04-18-2015, 11:55 AM

Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes - by Jaguar33 - 04-18-2015, 01:05 PM

Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes - by FBT - 04-18-2015, 03:20 PM

Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes - by TJBender - 04-18-2015, 03:21 PM

Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes - by JagNGeorgia - 04-18-2015, 04:11 PM

Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes - by Bchbunnie4 - 04-18-2015, 04:15 PM

Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes - by TJBender - 04-18-2015, 05:58 PM

Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes - by boudreaumw - 04-18-2015, 11:29 PM

Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes - by TJBender - 04-19-2015, 04:26 AM

Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes - by rollerjag - 04-19-2015, 03:28 PM

Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes - by copycat - 04-19-2015, 06:13 PM

Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes - by JagNGeorgia - 04-19-2015, 06:31 PM

Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes - by americus 2.0 - 04-20-2015, 10:54 PM

Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes - by Bchbunnie4 - 04-21-2015, 12:34 AM

Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes - by The Real Marty - 04-21-2015, 05:59 AM

Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes - by Bchbunnie4 - 04-21-2015, 06:51 AM

Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes - by The_Anchorman - 04-21-2015, 07:01 AM

Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes - by americus 2.0 - 04-21-2015, 07:22 AM

Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes - by EricC85 - 04-21-2015, 07:36 AM

Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes - by The Real Marty - 04-21-2015, 07:40 AM

Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes - by EricC85 - 04-21-2015, 07:46 AM

Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes - by The Real Marty - 04-21-2015, 07:48 AM

Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes - by Bchbunnie4 - 04-21-2015, 08:00 AM

Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes - by EricC85 - 04-21-2015, 08:16 AM

Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes - by The_Anchorman - 04-21-2015, 08:54 AM

Study finds illegal immigrants pay $11.8B in taxes - by JagNGeorgia - 04-18-2015, 09:01 PM

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