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Undocumented immigrants could teach Trump a few things about paying taxes
by Ester Yu Hsi Lee at Think Progresshttps://thinkprogress.org/donald-trump-taxes-undocumented-immigrants-d5cee9936ab1#.xrn0g73ry
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Democratic presidential rival Hillary Clinton took to Twitter on Sunday to criticize Trump’s tax returns, pointing out that the people he scapegoats have contributed more in taxes than he has.
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According to the fact-checking publication Politifact, the American workforce includes 3.1 million undocumented immigrants who paid and contributed about $13 billion in Social Security taxes in 2010. After taking out about $1 billion in benefits that some may have received, it still appears that the undocumented population contributed $12 billion. Similarly, a 2016 Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy report found that undocumented workers are a net positive to the economy, contributing roughly $11.64 billion every year, or an average eight percent of their incomes in state and local taxes.
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