[–] 20452266? 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
Recent estimate is... illegals cost the US Taxpayer $100 Billion each and every year!
It's the giant sucking sound! Federal, state and local.
They didn't include many hidden costs, such as inflated housing cost or auto insurance cost (uninsured motorist) or cost of crime. Every crime by an illegal was avoidable!!!
[–] 20452357? 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago
That's why we're going about this all wrong. What we should be focusing on first and foremost is identifying and prosecuting employers who hire illegals, either deliberately or by faiing to perform due diligence. Taking away incentives to employ illegal aliens removes the economic incentives to illegally immigrate.
[–] 20451882? 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
My experience was... they give the employer false I9 docs without even blushing. If the ER refuses them they get sued, they are not false doc experts, therefore they are racists. Only process was eVerify. Results from eVerify came in about 6-8 weeks and gave the EE 2 months to resolve the problems uncovered. The ER could not fire the EE until government directed a final determination and we never received such a document.
Your assumption of paying taxes is both right and wrong. FICA 7.65% yes. FIT no. In fact, they would fill their W-4 with 9 exemptions and the result was no FIT withheld and no report to the IRS.
Further... it is my understanding the legal or illegal they are able to document their employement in the USA latter (even using false SSN) or use a Taxpayer Id# for filing a Tax Return 1040. Resulting in receiving SS and MediCare, legal or illegal They get their 7.65% back in spades!!!
The real pot of gold is the Child Tax Credit. Old system was IRS just sent a checks. $2000 per child is my memory. New system excludes illegal children, but will IRS investigate any? they didn't before! Any child born in the states is qualified and the actual amount is based on income.
Reality is illegals are doing both ID theft and not paying taxes!!!