Undocumented immigrants paid $97B in taxes in 2022.
They paid a higher state/local tax rate than the top 1% in a majority of states.
They contributed $26B to Social Security, which they can't benefit from.
Remember this the next time the undocumented are called "freeloaders."
Robert Reich /
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