Undocumented workers and taxes
2011-04-26 16:23:56.140299+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
Study estimates that illegal immigrants paid $11.2B in taxes last year, unlike GE, which paid zero. My sister, who is fluent in several different Central American Spanish dialects, posted on her Facebook wall that:
The woman I became friends with while translating for a migrant project a couple of years ago showed me her paystub one day: $70 for the amount of peppers. $35 to the farmer, $35 to "her." 50% of "her" pay was withheld for "taxes" net to her- $17.50. whether or not the "tax" actually went to the IRS is another issue.