Okay. Can you tell me more about illegal immigrants not paying taxes?
454455
Well it is a small percentage of these people that get paid cash. They use forged social security cards and then get a check and get taxes and social security taken out and they never see any of that. As for property taxes, they do pay since i know personally people that do not have a green card that own houses and pay property tax so don't believe those people who generalize and do not know the facts to say illegals don't pay taxes.\nHow about all those American born people that get paid under the table and don't report that income? Is just an argument xenophobes use against immigrants.
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I think the real concern is that they keep costs low by artificially deflating wages. Since they are willing to accept wages below that of the American worker, they have helped this country maintain one of the longest periods of wage stagnation since WWII. \n\nMany undocumented workers are also paid in cash, therefore bypassing any taxes. While some illegals who have fake identification pay taxes, since they do so at a lower rate than someone who would be paid more if they were not there, we actually lose tax revenue.
759775
Don't go hating on illegal immigrants so much.  They are people just like you and me.  I grew up in Texas not too far from Mexico, and I have to say that they are some of the hardest working people I know.  I'm not trying to say that they shoudn't pay taxes or anything like that.  You do have some valid points about how they should have to pay taxes and all, but I think you might be a little too extreme.  Would you like to be in their position?  I do agree though that our system needs to be revised to fix some of the problems that we have today, and I think it can be done fairly so that everyone benefits.  I don't have that solution though.
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I dont see why either. I mean these illegals pay taxes here too. They shop at our stores and pay bills where they live etc. The only difference is that they dont have a peace of paper that tells them they can be here and lazy and greedy people who want more and more money dont want them to take the jobs. Get to work people then maybe there wont be any jobs left for them to take.  to the answer above....When it comes to education.. Mexicans are okay to pick the food you eat but cant get an education?... riiight.
896382
I don't think there is a direct law stating that you have to pay but they still make us pay nonetheless. It is definitely a bunch of crap though. Pay your taxes or go to jail.
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The half of this "can of worms" has not been revealed.  Not only do illegals grab many benefits but they also apply for Medicaid and Medicare!  Many work under false names/social security numbers and the REAL citizens get income tax notices for back taxes! One lady had taken care of her children since 2000 and IRS wanted over $15,000 for back taxes on money she had not seen nor earned in three states! Recently 20 illegals were captured and some nitwit at Immigration told police to "Release them!"  Police should have ignored such a STUPID reply as a garbled transmission...faulty fax...faulty brain in faxer,etc. Immigration Service is a haven for nitwits, loafers, and incompetents seeking an easy paycheck for sloth.  Thousands of businesses could be fined for knowingly hiring illegals and fine money could be applied to "Dropping them off in Chiapas".  Instead 3 or 4 got fines, the apprehanders need to be the survivors of a "mass firing".  Whoever is supposed to be watching INS goof off should likewise be tossed into a van without seats a-la Billy Dale Travel Office style...and taken to the gate, told to "So Sue us!"  Hillary Clinton style!
575512
It is illegal to employ them, but the republicans that are in power wouldn't think of doing away with the cheap labor that their constituents use. They will protect the greedy corporations and rich individuals that pay slave wages. Some people say this isn't true, but I think if you do a little investigation you will find as I have that alot of them are paid below the minimum wage, which is illegal. They don't pay taxes on their earnings, which is illegal. They don't pay social security tax, which is illegal. They don't pay medicare tax, which is illegal. They crossed our border without permission from our government, which is illegal. They work without permission from our government, which is illegal. They use up all our financial resources,such as welfare, free health care, schools, which is illegal and immoral. Some people can't understand why they are called illegal immigrants. Can you?
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well,thats what I've been trying to get across.But some ppl don't understand basic english.The only defense they have is that illegals brake the law,don't pay taxes,and commit crimes.1)Americans break the law too,so should we send them back to whatever country they originated from?Or would it be easier to pay a fine?So why can't illegals pay the fines for entering illegally?It's not like they killed someone coming here.2)Every job that pays by checks take out taxes.No matter what kind of SS# you give them,taxes will be taken out.AND,there are tax ID#s now.And if a company doesn't take taxes out on their employees,its not the workers fault--it's the employers.3)Every race has ppl that commit crimes.And if a persons biggest crime is entering here illegally,then I think thats pretty good considering all the american drug dealers,pedophiles,rapists,etc. that are living here now.\n\nI hope you realize you're not the only one who thinks as you do.Good Luck!
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Are they....I dunno...what I do know is that do the job "Americans" wont and get paid pennies for it.  Plus employers take advantage of them and don't offer any type of medical or dental or anything.  Most of them work 10 times harder than any American in the US.  I don't think its right they don't pay taxes. It's unfair for us to assume they all want to be here without paying their dues, some do want to but can't.  I dunno, I can go either way on the subject but all I can say is that every American at some point in time was an illegal...heck...didn't we steal this country anyway?
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Subtract the illegals, and you have none.\n\nBut in answer to your question,  ALL residents who had taxable income, paid income tax.  Assuming they filed a return.
1002238
Don't know.  It's rather a gray area.  They are here illegally, so I really have no idea what legal rights someone would have when they invade the country.  You might be best off if you turn them in to the authorities if you're worried about getting in trouble for keeping them.  Otherwise, you aren't doing much more than many businesses are doing, except that you aren't paying them anything & are whipping them.  If you pay them a couple of bucks a day & don't whip them, then you are about as legally liable as McDonald's, Wal-Mart, & all the many other businesses who knowingly evade taxes by hiring illegal immigrants instead of U.S. citizens.
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The Bill is completely ridiculous. The punishment for being an illegal immigrant and for pretty much "knowing" one, is way too harsh. In reality, we are all immigrants. Granted some are legal and some aren't. However, in my opinion, they help our economy. They pick the vegetables that we eat. They raise our children. They clean our floors that we step on everyday when we go to work or school, etc. These are jobs that honestly, most of us would not want to do. Most of us are too lazy. We'd rather a nice paying job sitting on our rears in front of a computer, as we are all doing now.\nDid anyone watch "A day without a Mexican"?
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unwanted immigration is different than illegal immigration. i assume you are trying to defend the hispanics crossing the border. i have no problem with them crossing the border as long as they pay taxes too. they recieve healthcare, education, and even social security - but pay nothing into the system. THERES A REASON WERE 7 TRILLION DOLLARS IN DEBT (other than the war). we should consider a high sales tax and no income tax - that way everybody is paying, and based on how much they spend too.
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Illegal immigrants do not pay taxes!  Most work for cash under the table but those that do get a check and USE a social security number fill out their W-2s with so many dependents(whether they exist or not) that very little or no taxes are taken out of their checks.
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Yes, they also live in the USA and they also pay taxes! We are all the same, immigrants are not aliens from outer space, Why can't people understand this?
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I am fed up with illegal Mexicans up to my eyeballs.  They rip off the public school system without paying and you cannot tell me that when they work for cash  with no SSN at the end of the day they are going to ever bother filing a tax return.\n\nThe great irony here is that if these stupid idiots became legal and filed a legitimate tax return, if they had a fairly large family (3 kids or so) they could not only still pay no taxes but get a windfall payment for earned income and child tax credits for as much as $3,000 - $4,000 a year.  So the dumb suckers are screwing themselves, mainly, which is fine with me.  If a million illegals got $3,000 each at tax time that would be an additional $3 BILLION from the pockets of other taxpayers.\n\n\nWoop de doo.  Send em back anyway, we don't need em; they are parasites in the system.
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Well, let's see.  They work productively for pay.  They buy stuff.  They pay rent.  They pay taxes.  \n\nWait, you say, they don't pay taxes, right?  Well, they pay every bit of sales tax that you or I do, regardless.  But in many cases, they also end up paying income tax, often more than we do.  Withholding catches them, and they can't file to get the tax refunds that are often due them, so they end up leaving it in the government coffers.\n\nThe only things they can't do effectively is buy homes and build businesses.  This is why we need to find a way to make them legal.  I don't suggest amnesty...it will just encourage more illegal behavior in the future.  You can't reward people for breaking the law.  But the simplistic idea of just sending them all home is not only impractical logistically, but harmful economically.\n\nIt is important that we find a way to increase LEGAL immigration to replace the illegals we send back.  It's not like we have a massive job shortage in this country.  If we don't have people willing to work, lots of businesses will not be able to function competitively, and THEN we'll see a weaker economy.