Tax Day: Taxes and Immigrants

It is that time of year when we all are required to submit our tax returns.  Immigration Impact reminds us that many immigrants pay taxes too.  When it comes to the topic of immigration, Tax Day is a reminder that immigrants pay billions in taxes every year. This is true even of unauthorized immigrants. In addition, the federal government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year on immigration-enforcement measures that wouldn’t be necessary if not for the chronic inability of Congress to reform our immigration system. In other words, there is a strong fiscal case to be made for immigration reform.

KJ